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Posted: Friday April 21, 2000 05:31 PM
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Simona Amanar
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David E. Klutho
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2000 Sydney Olympics gymnastics competition
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| Traveling from: | |
Deva, Romania |
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Personal: | | Age: |
20
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Amanar is coming off a strong showing at the world championships, where she led
Romania to the team title and earned two individual silver medals (in vault and
floor exercise). Her silver in the vault was a bit of a letdown, as the event is
her specialty; she won it at both the 1996 Olympics and 1997 world
champions.
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| Achievements: |
| 1999 | World championships, team, 1st; vault and floor exercise,
2nd |
| 1998 | World Cup, vault and floor exercise,
1st |
| 1998 | European championships, team, 1st; all-around and vault, 2nd;
beam |
| 1997 | World championships, team and vault, 1st; all-around,
2nd |
| 1996 | Olympic Games, vault, 1st; floor, 2nd; all-around and team,
3rd |
| 1996 | World championships, vault,
2nd
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| 1996 | European championships, vault and team, 1st; all-around,
4th; beam, 5th; floor, 7th |
| 1995 | World championships, team and vault, 1st; all-around, 4th;
floor, 6th |
| 1994 | European championships, team,
1st |
| Currently: | |
With the help of Romanian coach Octavian Belu (who has reportedly hinted that
the only reason he is staying with the team is his belief in Amanar's chances at
the Olympics), Amanar will be looking for her first-ever all-around gold at a
major competition in Sydney. Because of a mishap on the uneven bars, Amanar
finished a disastrous 14th in the all-around at the '99 world championships. Had
she scored the average of her other scores in place of that result, she would
have been the overall
champion.
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