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Romanian artistic gymnast

Simona Păuca
Păucă at the 1984 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1969-09-19) 19 September 1969 (age 55)
Azuga, Romania
Height150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Romania
ClubCS Dinamo București
Head coach(es)Emilia Lita
Florin Stefanescu
Former coach(es)Iulia Rotarascu
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Balance beam
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles All-around

Simona Păuca (born 19 September 1969) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she tied for gold with her teammate Ecaterina Szabo on balance beam with a difficult and innovative routine; she also won a team gold medal and a bronze medal all-around. After retiring from competitions she worked as a youth coach at her native club Dinamo București.

References

  1. ^ Simona Păucă. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Simona Pauca. Romanian Olympic Committee

External links

Olympic Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Women's Team All-Around
Summary
1984:  Romania (ROU), Ecaterina Szabo, Laura Cutina, Simona Păucă, Cristina Elena Grigoraș, Mihaela Stănuleț, Lavinia Agache
Olympic champions in artistic gymnastics – Women's Balance Beam
Summary


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