Celestina Popa
| Celestina Popa | ||||||||||||||||||
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Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Adrian Goreac, Maria Cosma, Octavian Bellu[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Leana Sima[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Eponymous skills | Popa (floor) | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 1989 | |||||||||||||||||
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Celestina Stefania Popa-Toma (born 12 July 1970) is a retired Romanian
Career
In 1984 Popa placed second at the Romanian Junior Nationals and she became a member of the national team. In 1985 she was a member of the silver medal-winning team at the 1985 World Championships. Also in 1985, she was the all around champion, vault and beam gold medalist at the International Chunichi Cup in Japan.[4]
Together with
Eponymous skill
Popa has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[7]
| Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty[a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Floor exercise | Popa | Straddle pike jump with 1/1 turn (360°) | C |
- ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points
Post retirement
After retiring from competitions in 1989 she studied at a sport school in Bucharest until 1991, and in 1994 graduated from university with a degree in physical education. She hold the National Romanian Coaching Certification Level III. Popa has been coaching since 1991, and since 1994 she has been a recreational coach at Flicka Gymnastics in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[4] She is married to fellow former Romanian gymnast Flaviu Toma, who was a longtime head coach and technical director at Flicka. In 2009, she opened her own gym "Celestina Popa Gymnastics" in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada.[6]
References
- ^ Celestina Popa. sports-reference.com
- ^ Romanian Olympic Committee
- ^ Gymn-Forum Celestina Popa
- ^ a b c "Coaches: Celestina Popa". Flicka Gymnastics. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008.
- ^ "Women's artistic Gymnastics. Code of points 2009-2012, page 167". FIG. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ^ a b c Crumlish, John (June 24, 2009). "Celestina Popa Jumps into Gym Ownership". International Gymnast Magazine.
- ^ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 152, 211. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
External links
- Celestina Stefania Popa at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (English translation)
- Celestina Popa at Olympics.com
- Celestina Popa at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- List of competitive results at gymn-forum.net
- Celestina Popa Gymnastics
