Gabriel Burtănete Explained

Gabriel Burtănete (born 19 February 2002)^[1] is a Romanian artistic gymnast. In 2019, he won the gold medal in the vault at the 2019 Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Győr, Hungary.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] In 2020, Burtănete earned the gold medal in the vault final of the Junior European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Mersin, Turkey.^[4]

In 2018, Burtănete represented Romania at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In the boys' vault event he finished in 5th place in the final.

His twin brother, Robert, is also an artistic gymnast who competes for the Romanian national team.

Notes and References

Web site: 2019 Junior World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. FIG. 22 April 2020.
News: Payne. Ned. Russian teenage sensation wins third gold of Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships. 30 June 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 22 April 2020. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190701164404/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1081438/russian-teenage-sensation-wins-third-gold-of-artistic-gymnastics-junior-world-championships. 1 July 2019.
Web site: GYMNASTICS: Russia and Japan shine in first World Junior Championships; di Cello wins gold on Vault . 30 June 2019 . The Sports Examiner . https://web.archive.org/web/20200622211252/http://www.thesportsexaminer.com/gymnastics-russia-and-japan-shine-in-first-world-junior-championships-di-cello-wins-gold-on-vault/ . 22 June 2020.
News: Berkeley. Geoff. 13 December 2020. Turkey end home European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships with historic double. InsideTheGames.biz. live. 13 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201213225602/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1101972/turkey-european-gymnastics-final-day. 13 December 2020.