George Robert Stănescu (born 17 January 1985 in Bucharest) is a Romanian artistic gymnast[1] who specialized in still rings. He is a European bronze medallist with the team[2] and was one of the still rings finalists at the 2008 Olympic Games.[3] He also placed fourth in the still rings final at the 2009 World Championships.[4] After failing to make the national team for the 2010 World Championships, he emigrated to Canada where he worked as a gymnastics coach at Alpha gymnastics club in Windsor, Canada.[5] In January 2013, Stanescu and his wife Ruxandra (a former Romanian gymnast) opened a new club named "Alpha Gymnastics Academy" in Windsor, ON, Canada.[6][7] In August 2014, Stanescu became a Canadian citizen and part of the Canadian national team.

Robert Stănescu
Stănescu in 2009
Personal information
Full nameGeorge Robert Stănescu
Country represented Romania
Born (1985-01-17) 17 January 1985 (age 39)
Bucharest, Romania
HometownBucharest
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubCS Dinamo
Former coach(es)Danuţ Grecu, Nicuşor Pascu
Retired2010
Medal record
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Lausanne Team

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Stănescu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Full name: George Robert Stănescu
  2. ^ European Union of Gymnastics 28th European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships
  3. ^ Gymnastics Results 2008 Olympic Games Results
  4. ^ Gymnastics Results 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
  5. ^ Caton, Mary (27 March 2012). "Olympian Stanescu trains gymnasts at Winstars". WindsorStar.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Gymnastics coach Robert Stanescu
  6. ^ Caton, Mary (21 January 2013). "New gymnastics club opens in Windsor". windsorstar.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Home". Alpha Gymnastics Academy. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
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