| Nicoleta Onel | |
| Fullname: | Nicoleta Raluca Onel |
| Birth Date: | 1982 3, df=y |
| Discipline: | WAG |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Nicoleta Raluca Onel (born 8 March 1982) is a former Romanian artistic gymnast. She drew notice at national and international competitions in the mid-1990s, but was forced to retire early after a spinal injury.
Onel's gymnastics achievements included second-place finishes in the all-around at the 1995 European Junior Championships and the 1997 World Junior Championships.
Onel was born in Ploieşti, Romania, and started gymnastics at the age of 6. Her first major international success came in 1995, when she placed second in the all-around at the European Junior Championships in Belgium. The following year, she was selected to train with the senior national team in Deva. At the 1997 World Junior Championships, Onel won silver medals with the Romanian team and in the individual all-around. In 1998, Onel suffered a spinal injury and was advised to quit competitive gymnastics. She was hired as a gymnastics instructor at a local club in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. In 2001, she was offered a coaching position in the United Arab Emirates, at the International School of Choueifat in Al Ain. https://web.archive.org/web/20070520040825/http://www.geocities.com/nicoleta_onel/
National competitions
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
Regional competitions
1995 (Hungary)
1996 (Bulgaria)
International competitions
1995 (England)
1995 (Romania)
1995 (Guatemala)
1995 (Netherlands)
1996 (Germany)
1997 (U.S.A)
1997 (Spain)
1998 (U.S.A)
European junior championships
1995 (Belgium)
1996 (England)
World junior championships
1997 (Japan)
European youth Olympics
1997 (Portugal)
