Cristina Elena Grigoraș
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| Former coach(es) | Márta Károlyi, Béla Károlyi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eponymous skills | Balance beam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cristina Elena Grigoraş (born 11 February 1966) is a retired Romanian
Gymnastics career
Grigoraş trained at CSS Cetate Deva with
1980 and the Olympic Games
Her senior debut in an international event was at the 1980 Italian-Romanian meet where she placed first with the team and second all-around. Her participation at the 1980 World Cup in Toronto brought her a bronze medal on vault.
1981
At the 1981 European Championships in Madrid, Spain, Grigoraş medaled in all events except the balance beam.[4] She won silver in the all around behind Maxi Gnauck,[11][12] gold on vault, silver on uneven bars, bronze on floor and she placed eighth on beam.[13] Her results in the all around and the events finals were the highest among her team members.[12][13] In 1981 she also won the Champions All Trophy[14] and was a team member at the 1981 World Championships in Moscow. At these World Championships she placed fourth with the team and fifth in the all around and uneven bars events.[4] Once again her result in the all around was the highest among the Romanian team.[15]
1982–1984 and the Olympic Games
In 1982 Grigoraş did not compete at all.
Eponymous skill
Grigoraş has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.[18]
| Apparatus | Name | Description | Difficulty[a] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balance beam | Grigoraş | Salto forward tucked with ½ turn (180°) take-off from both legs | F |
- ^ Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points
Retirement
Grigoraş' last event appears to be the 1985 Dutch Romanian meet.[4]
References
- Romanian Olympic Committee
- ^ "Cristina Grigoraş". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- ^ "FIG" Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine 2009 Code of points – Women's Artistic Gymnastics, page 166
- ^ a b c d e f g h “Gymn-Forum” Cristina Grigoras
- ^ Jurnalul National Archived 22 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine (Romanian) Interview with Octavian Bellu, Marius Tucă, 28 October 2008
- ^ “Gymn-Forum” 1980 World Cup Women’s All around
- ^ "Gymn-Forum" 1980 World Cup Women’s Events Finals
- ^ “Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics” Team Competition
- ^ “Gymn Forum” 1980 Olympic Games, Women’s All around
- ^ “Gymn Forum” 1980 Olympic Games Women’s Events Finals
- ^ “Times” E. German Gymnast European Champion
- ^ a b "Gymn-Forum" 1981 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women's All Around
- ^ a b "Gymn Forum" 1981 European Championships Women's Events Finals
- ^ Gymn Forum Results 1981 Champions All
- ^ “Gymn-Forum” 1981 World Championship Women’s All Around
- ^ ”Gymnastics Greats” Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Alternates
- ^ "Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics"
- ^ "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. p. 210. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
External links
- Cristina Elena Grigoras at Olympics.com
- Cristina Elena Grigoras at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (English translation)
- Cristina Elena Grigoraș at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
