Maria Olaru
Romanian gymnast (born 1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maria Olaru (born 4 June 1982)[1] is a Romanian former Olympic artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic, World, and European gold medalist with the team. Individually, she was the 1999 all-around world champion and the 2000 Olympic all-around silver medalist. Her best event was the vault on which she medaled at world and continental competitions. Olaru was one of the tallest gymnasts competing in the late 1990s, standing 160 cm (5 ft 3 in). After retirement she became an assistant professor at the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education of the West University of Timișoara.[2]
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Country represented | Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1982-06-04) 4 June 1982 (age 42) Fălticeni, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Timișoara, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 48 kg (106 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 1993–2000 (ROM) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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