Silvia Zarzu

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Silvia Zarzu
Women's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubCSM Onesti
Retired2016
Medal record
Representing  Romania
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sofia Team

Silvia Andreea Zarzu (born 16 December 1998) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast.[1] She was part of the Romanian team that won the gold medal in the team event at the 2014 European Championships and placed fourth at the 2014 World Championships.[2]

Junior career

Zarzu competed with Andreea Munteanu, Miriam Aribășoiu, Ștefania Stănilă, and Paula Tudorache at the 2012 European Junior Championships, and they won the bronze medal. Individually, Zarzu won the silver medal on the floor exercise behind Maria Kharenkova from Russia.[3] She competed with Andreea Iridon and Laura Jurca at the 2013 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival, and they won the team bronze medal behind Russia and Great Britain. Zarzu won the bronze medal on the floor exercise behind Kharenkova and Kim Janas.[4]

Senior career

2014

Zarzu competed in a friendly meet between Belgium, France, and Romania and helped the Romanian team win the gold medal.[5] She competed at the 2014 European Championships alongside Larisa Iordache, Diana Bulimar, Andreea Munteanu, and Ștefania Stănilă, and they won the team gold medal.[6] In August, at the National Championships, Zarzu placed 13th in the all-around, 6th on vault, and 4th on floor.[7] She competed at the 2014 World Championships with Larisa Iordache, Ștefania Stănilă, Andreea Munteanu, Anamaria Ocolișan, and Paula Tudorache, and they placed 4th in the team final.[8]

2015

In May, Zarzu competed at Four Nations Trophy and helped the Romanian team place 3rd after Russia and Italy.[9] She represented Romania at the 2015 European Games with Andreea Iridon and Laura Jurca, and they placed 7th in the team competition.[10] Individually, Zarzu finished 5th in the floor exercise event final.[11] In September, she competed at a friendly meet between Romania and France and helped the team win the gold medal.[12] She won the silver medal on the floor exercise at the National Championships behind Larisa Irodache, and she finished 4th in the all-around.[13]

Zarzu was selected to compete at the

2016 Olympics and had to compete at the Test Event.[17]

2016

Zarzu competed at the

2016 Olympic Test Event with Diana Bulimar, Maria Holbură, Anamaria Ocolișan, Cătălina Ponor, and Dora Vulcan, but the team finished 7th, meaning they did not qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games.[18] She then competed with Anda Butuc, Ocolișan, Ponor, and Holbură at the 2016 European Championships where they finished 6th in the team final.[19] In July, she placed seventh on uneven bars at the National Championships.[20]

Competitive history

Year Event TF AA VT UB BB FX
2011 ITA-FIN-GER-ROU Junior Friendly 2nd
2012
Junior European Championships 3rd 2nd
FRA-ROU Friendly 1st
2013 France-Romania Junior Friendly 1st 4th 6th 3rd
European Youth Olympic Festival 3rd 3rd
National Championships 5th 5th 6th
Junior National Championships 9th
2014 BEL-FRA-ROU Friendly 1st
European Championships 1st
National Championships 13th 6th 4th
SUI-GER-ROU Friendly 2nd 8th 7th
World Championships 4th
2015 Trofeo Torino 4 Nazioni 3rd
European Games 7th 5th
FRA-ROU Friendly 1st
National Championships 4th 6th 2nd
Novara Cup 1st
2016 Belgium-Romania-Germany Friendly 2nd
Olympic Test Event
 7th
European Championships 6th
National Championships 7th

References

  1. ^ "ZARZU Silvia". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Echipa feminină de gimnastică a României a cucerit titlul continental". Libertatea.ro (in Romanian). 2014-05-17.
  3. ^ "29th European Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women Seniors and Juniors". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (19 July 2013). "2013 European Youth Olympic Festival Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (19 April 2014). "2014 Beaumont en Véron Friendly Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  6. ^ "30th UEG European Women's Artistic Gymnastic Team Championships Juniors and Seniors". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (1 September 2014). "2014 Romanian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Women's Team Final Results" (PDF). Nanning 2014. 8 October 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  9. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (30 May 2015). "2015 Four Nations Trophy Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic – Women's Team – Final – Results" (PDF). 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  11. ^ "Gymnastics Artistic Women's Individual All-Around Final Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Baku 2015 1st European Games. 18 June 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  12. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (12 September 2015). "2015 Romania-France Friendly Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  13. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (27 September 2015). "2015 Romanian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Worlds 2015: Romania names WAG delegation". Full Twist. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  15. ^ "World Team Preview: Romania". The Couch Gymnast. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  16. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (22 October 2015). "A New Challenge for Team Romania as Ocolisan is Injured". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  17. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (26 October 2015). "The Olympic and Test Event Qualifiers". The Gymternet. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  18. ^ Lupu, Victor (18 April 2016). "Gymnastics: Romania Women's And Men's Teams Fail To Qualify To Rio Olympics". Romania Journal. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  19. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (7 June 2016). "2016 European Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  20. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (4 July 2016). "2016 Romanian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

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