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Gina Gogean was a Romania n gymnast who competed internationally in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s . Gogean was born on September 8 in Campuri , Romania . She competed under a passport that listed her birth year as 1977 . However, in 2002 the Romanian press discovered that her age had been falsified to make her age-eligible for the 1992 Olympic Games. Gogean initially trained at CSS Foscani, near her home village, under the tutelage of Sergiu and Tatiana Popa. She made her international debut at the prestigious Japan Junior International meet in 1989, where she placed fourth in the all-around and took the gold medal on floor exercise. By 1990, Gogean was representing Romania at major meets such as the Goodwill Games . She was the youngest member of the Romanian squad at the Barcelona Olympics, where she earned a silver medal with her team. After the Olympics, Gogean was recognized as a significant member of the Romanian team. As many of her Romanian teammates, she was weak on the uneven bars. Ironically, as a junior Gogean had exemplary skills on bars, and was capable of performing a Counter-Kim, an E element. While she was criticized for her lack of artistry, uninspired choreography and bland presentation, the judges recognized her as a powerful, consistent competitor. She won individual medals in every World Championships between 1993 and 1997, and took second place in the all-around at the 1996 Olympics . Gogean was coached by Octavian Belu and Mariana Bitang and trained at the national centre in Deva . MAJOR MEDALS 1998 World Cup: 2nd VT, 2nd FX, 3rd BB 1997 World Championships: 1st team, 1st BB, 1st FX, 3rd VT, 4th AA 1997 Romanian Nationals: 1st BB, 1st FX, 2nd VT, 7th AA 1996 Olympic Games: 2nd AA, 3rd Team, 3rd VT, 3rd BB, 7th FX 1996 European Championships: 1st team, 2nd FX 1995 World Championships: 1st team, 1st FX, 3rd VT, 14th AA 1994 Team World Championships: 1st Team 1994 World Championships: 1st VT, 3rd FX, 4th AA 1994 European Championships: 1st AA, 1st team, 1st BB, 3rd FX, 4th VT, 8th UB 1993 World Championships: 2nd AA, 2nd FX, 3rd BB, 4th VT 1992 Olympic Games: 2nd team, 5th VT, 6th AA 1992 World Championships: 7th VT, 9th BB, 11th FX 1992 European Championships: 1st FX, 2nd AA, 2nd VT, 8th BB, 8th UB 1992 Champions All: 1st AA 1990 Goodwill Games: 3rd FX, 9th AA 1989 Japan Junior International: 1st FX, 4th AA, 4th BB, 6th UB, 6th VT EXTERNAL LINK |
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