Teodora Ungureanu

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Teodora Ungureanu (born November 13, 1960 in Reşiţa, Romania) is a retired Romanian gymnast who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Ungureanu began gymnastics at the age of six. She trained in Bucharest until she was twelve, when she joined the gymnastics school run by Béla Károlyi and his wife Marta. At her first Romanian National Championships, in 1971, she placed first in the all-around in the children's division.

While Ungureanu was a skilled athlete, medalling at various World Cup and international events, she was frequently overshadowed by her more celebrated teammate Nadia Comaneci. She placed second to Comaneci at various events, including the Romanian Nationals. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, Ungureanu barely missed an all-around bronze, finishing fourth. She did win two individual medals in the event finals; a bronze on the balance beam and a silver on the uneven bars, and shared in the team's silver medal.

Ungureau's final meet was the 1979 World University Games, where she finished first in the all-around. Following her retirement, she married Romanian gymnast Sorin Cepoi and began working with the "Troup Cornea" travelling circus. She and her husband eventually moved to France, where they coached for eight years before going to America in 1993.

Currently, Ungureanu and her husband run Dynamic Gymnastics club in Westchester, New York. She is also rated as an International Gymnastics Official and serves as a judge at various competitions. In 2001, she was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. ref|hof

Teodora is not known to be related to the Romanian gymnast Corina Ungureanu who competed in the late 1990s.

References

* cite web
title = TEODORA UNGUREANU
work = International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
url = http://www.ighof.com/honorees/honorees_ungureanu.html
accessdate = April 01
accessyear = 2006

External links

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* [http://www.romanian-gymnastics.com/profiles/1976olympics/teodora_ungureanu.htm Bio at romanian-gymnastics.com]
* [http://www.gymn-forum.net/bios/women/ungureanu_t.html List of competitive results at Gymn Forum]
* [http://www.gymnpics.com/gymnasticgreats/wag/ungureanu.htm Whatever Happened to Teodora Ungureanu?]
* [http://www.gymnastica.com/gym/seether/tungureanu.html Profile at GymnasticaBio.com]
* [http://dynamicgymnasticsny.net/ Dynamic Gymnastics Homepage]