Eugenia Popa
Eugenia Popa (born September 10, 1973 in Bucharest, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast.[1] She won two world championship medals with the team: a silver medal in 1989[2] and a bronze medal in 1991.[3] She was an alternate to the 1992 silver winning Romanian Olympic team. After retirement she became a coach of artistic gymnastics. She currently coaches at Salto Gymnastics Centre in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.[4]
| Eugenia Popa | |
|---|---|
| Country represented |  |
| Born | September 10, 1973 Bucharest |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Club | Dinamo |
| Head coach(es) | Octavian Belu |
| Assistant coach(es) | Mariana Bitang |
| Former coach(es) | Rodica Apateanu & Liviu Mazilu, both now coaching at Pacific West Gymnastics |
| Retired | 1992 |
Medal record
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References
- Gymnastics Greats Archived 2010-11-11 at the Wayback Machine Whatever happened to Eugenia Popa?
- Gymn Forum Results 1989 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Women’s Team
- Gymn Forum Results 1991 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Women’s Team
- International Gymnast Magazine Interview: Eugenia Popa(Romania), by John Crumlish, October 23, 2008
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