Robert Stănescu Explained

Robert Stănescu
Full Name:	George Robert Stănescu
Birth Date:	17 January 1985
Birth Place:	Bucharest, Romania
Hometown:	Bucharest
Discipline:	MAG
Club:	CS Dinamo
Formercoach:	Danuţ Grecu, Nicuşor Pascu
Retired:	2010
Show-Medals:	yes

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.

Notes and References

George Stănescu . https://web.archive.org/web/20161204005211/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/george-stanescu-1.html . 4 December 2016 . Full name: George Robert Stănescu.
http://www.ueg.org/en/28th-European-Men-s-Artistic-Gymnastics-Team-Championships-in-Lausanne-/-SUI--2008-2008-05-08 European Union of Gymnastics
http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2008/olympics2008magef.html Gymnastics Results
http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/worlds/2009/london2009.html Gymnastics Results
Web site: Olympian Stanescu trains gymnasts at Winstars . https://web.archive.org/web/20120329103606/http://www.windsorstar.com/sports/Olympian%2BStanescu%2Btrains%2Bgymnasts%2BWinstars/6368372/story.html . dead . March 29, 2012 . WindsorStar.com . Mary . Caton . March 27, 2012 . Gymnastics coach Robert Stanescu.
Web site: New gymnastics club opens in Windsor. Mary . Caton . 21 January 2013. windsorstar.com. 10 February 2017.
Web site: Home. Alpha Gymnastics Academy. 10 February 2017.