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Andreea Munteanu

For the Romanian gymnast born in 1988, see Aura Andreea Munteanu.

Andreea Eugenia Munteanu (Romanian pronunciation: [anˈdreja e.uˈd͡ʒeni.a munˈte̯anu]; born 29 May 1998) is a Romanian retired artistic gymnast. She is a two-time European champion, with a team title in 2014 and a balance beam gold in 2015. She competed at the 2014 World Championships.

Andreea Munteanu
Munteanu at the 2015 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameAndreea Eugenia Munteanu
Country represented Romania
Born (1998-05-29) 29 May 1998 (age 25)
Bustuchin, Gorj County, Romania
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior
Years on national team2010-2015 (ROU)
ClubCNS Cetate Deva
Head coach(es)Octavian Bellu
Assistant coach(es)Mariana Bitang
Retired2016
Medal record
Representing  Romania
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sofia Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Montpellier Balance beam
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 1 1 1
Total 1 1 1

Career edit

Munteanu began gymnastics when she was five years old.[1]

Junior edit

2012 edit

Munteanu was named to the Romanian junior team for the Junior European Championships in Brussels alongside Miriam Aribășoiu, Ștefania Stănilă, Silvia Zarzu, and Paula Tudorache. She helped the Romanian team finish in third place behind Russia and Italy. She also took home three individual medals: bronze in the all-around with a score of 54.857, silver on the balance beam behind Maria Kharenkova, and bronze on the floor exercise, tied with Gabrielle Jupp of Great Britain).[2]

2013 edit

Munteanu began the season at the International Gymnix in Montreal and finished fourth in the all-around. In the vault final, she won the bronze medal behind Canadians Shallon Olsen and Aleeza Yu. She then won gold medals on both the balance beam and floor exercise.[3] Then at the Chemnitz Friendly, she helped the Romanian team finish third behind the United States and Germany, and she won the silver medal in the all-around behind American Bailie Key.[4] Then at the Lugano Trophy, she won the gold medal in the all-around with the highest score on each event except for the uneven bars where she scored below Maria Bondareva.[5] She then helped Romania win a friendly meet against France by winning the all-around and every event except for uneven bars.[6] At the Junior Japan International, she finished fifth in the all-around and won the silver medals on the balance beam and floor exercise, both behind Bailie Key.[7] Her final competition of the season was the Élite Gym Massilia where the Romanian team of Larisa Iordache, Ștefania Stănilă, and Anamaria Ocolișan won the gold medal. Individually, she won the silver medal in the all-around, balance beam, and floor exercise, all behind Iordache.[8]

Senior edit

2014 edit

Munteanu's senior debut came at the Cottbus World Challenge Cup in March. She won a bronze medal on the balance beam behind Noémi Makra and Maria Kharenkova, and she finished fifth on the floor exercise.[9] She competed at the City of Jesolo Trophy and won gold on the balance beam with a score of 14.833 and bronze on the floor exercise with a score of 13.967, and she placed thirteenth in the all-around (54.500).[10][11] In April, she competed at the Beaumont en Véron friendly meet against gymnasts from Belgium and France, winning team gold and placing sixth in the all-around.[12] She was selected to compete at the European Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria alongside Larisa Iordache, Diana Bulimar, Ștefania Stănilă, and Silvia Zarzu, and the team won the gold medal.[13] She only competed on the balance beam and floor exercise at the Romanian Championships. She won the balance beam title with a score of 15.325, and she won the silver medal on the floor exercise behind Larisa Iordache.[14] Then at the Länderkampf Kunstturnen, a friendly meet against Germany and Switzerland, the Romanian team finished second behind Germany, and Munteanu won the silver medal on the balance beam behind Iordache.[15] She was then selected to compete at the 2014 World Championships alongside Iordache, Ștefania Stănilă, Anamaria Ocolișan, Paula Tudorache, and Silvia Zarzu. She competed on the balance beam and floor exercise during the team finals where Romania finished fourth.[16]

2015 edit

 
Munteanu on the balance beam at the 2015 European Championships

Munteanu once again used the Cottbus World Cup as her first meet of the season. She won gold on the balance beam and silver on the floor exercise behind Poland's Marta Pihan-Kulesza.[17] She was originally the alternate for the European Championships, but she was selected to compete after Larisa Iordache withdrew due to injury.[18] She was the only Romanian female to qualify for any event finals.[19] Munteanu went on to win the gold medal in the balance beam final with a score of 14.366 after qualifying in fourth place.[20] She finished eighth in the floor final with a score of 13.866.[21] After the European Championships, she stopped consistently training, but she was added as an alternate to the World Championships team after Cătălina Ponor withdrew due to injury.[22] Although Anamaria Ocolișan went down with an ankle injury right before the competition, Munteanu was not added to the competition lineups.[23] Munteanu was not selected for the training squad for the 2016 Olympic Games and was transferred out of the national training center in Izvorani.[24]

Munteanu retired from gymnastics in 2016. She shared in an interview that after the 2015 European Championships, she dealt with anxiety which led to her reduced training and eventual retirement.[25]

Competitive history edit

 
Munteanu (center) with her gold medal from the 2015 European Championships
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2012
Junior European Championships        
2013 International Gymnix 4      
Chemnitz Friendly    
Lugano Trophy          
FRA-ROU Friendly       4    
Japan Junior International 5    
Élite Gym Massilia        
Senior
2014 Cottbus World Challenge Cup   5
City of Jesolo Trophy 13    
Beaumont en Véron Friendly   6
European Championships  
Romanian Championships    
Länderkampf Kunstturnen     5
World Championships 4
2015 Cottbus World Challenge Cup    
European Championships   8

References edit

  1. ^ "Munteanu Andreea Eugenia". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Brussels 2012 Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (10 March 2013). "2013 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  4. ^ "USA wins tri-meet in Chemnitz; Ross, Key claim all-around titles". USA Gymnastics. 30 March 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (18 May 2013). "2013 Lugano Trophy Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  6. ^ "France - Romania Women Junior Andrezieux-Boutheon (FRA) 2013 June 7-8 Artistic Gymnastics Results Women Junior". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Key completes gold medal sweep in Japan". USA Gymnastics. 23 September 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 November 2013). "2013 Elite Gym Massilia Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  9. ^ Turner, Amanda (16 March 2014). "Five Up to Challenge at Tournament of Masters". International Gymnast Magazine. Paul Ziert & Associates. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  10. ^ "USA sweeps medals in Jesolo". USA Gymnastics. 22 March 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  11. ^ "USA wins 13 medals in final day of Jesolo Trophy". USA Gymnastics. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  12. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (19 April 2014). "2014 Beaumont en Véron Friendly Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Women's European Championships conclude in Sofia". International Gymnastics Federation. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  14. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (1 September 2014). "2014 Romanian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  15. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (6 September 2014). "Germany Defeats Romania in Friendly Meet". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Women's Team Final Results" (PDF). Nanning 2014. 8 October 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  17. ^ "Strong showings at Cottbus World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  18. ^ Farid, Gigi (10 June 2015). "European Beam Champion Andreea Munteanu Was On The Verge of Retirement". WoGymnastika. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  19. ^ Turner, Amanda (15 April 2015). "Kharenkova Leads European Qualification". International Gymnast Magazine. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  20. ^ "6th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women's Apparatus Finals Results Balance Beam" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Gymnastics. 19 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  21. ^ "6th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Individual Championships Women's Apparatus Finals Results Floor" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Gymnastics. 19 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  22. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (13 October 2015). "Ponor Will Miss Worlds Due to Injury". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  23. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (22 October 2015). "A New Challenge for Team Romania as Ocolisan is Injured". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  24. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (21 December 2015). "Checking In On Russia and Romania". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  25. ^ Giuclea, Andreea (29 September 2020). "The flip side of medals: The line between tough coaching and abuse was blurred in Romanian gymnastics". DoR. Retrieved 2 June 2023.

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