Eugenia Popa Explained

Eugenia Popa
Birth Date:10 September 1973
Birth Place:Bucharest
Discipline:WAG
Club:Dinamo
Headcoach:Octavian Belu
Assistcoach:Mariana Bitang
Formercoach:Rodica Apateanu & Liviu Mazilu, both now coaching at Pacific West Gymnastics
Retired:1992
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Eugenia Popa (born 10 September 1973 in Bucharest, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast.[1] She won two world championship medals with the team: a silver medal in 1989[2] and a bronze medal in 1991.[3] She was an alternate to the 1992 silver winning Romanian Olympic team. After retirement she became a coach of artistic gymnastics. She currently coaches at Salto Gymnastics Centre in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.gymn.ca/gymnasticgreats/wag/popa.htm Gymnastics Greats
  2. http://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/Worlds/Women/1989_teams_1-3.html Gymn Forum Results
  3. http://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/Worlds/Women/1991_teams_1-4.html Gymn Forum Results
  4. http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=657:interview-eugenia-popa-romania&catid=3:interviews&Itemid=56 International Gymnast Magazine