Simona Pauca (ROM)
1984 Olympic B Champion
Pauca with daughter Ana in 1997.
Medal Total
Olympic Games: 2 Gold, 1 Bronze
Simona was born on September 19, 1969, in Azuga, Romania, and began gymnastics in 1976 at Dynamo Bucharest. She was a surprising all-around medalist at the 1984 Olympics, which was her first and last major competition.
Just prior to the 1985 European Championships, Pauca was "removed from the group and suspended from international competitions for a year"* due to a fight her father had with the coaches in Deva.** She returned to her Bucharest club and continued to train until 1986, when she retired and studied to become a coach. She has worked as a coach since 1990.
Today, she lives in Satu Mare County with her businessman husband; they have two daughters (Ana and Maria).
* Flacara, 17 May 1985, p. 21.
** Pro Sport, 25 January, 2001, p. 9.
- Competition Results
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- 1978
- Daciada Championships: 1st Team (category IV)
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- 1979
- Jr. Balkan Championships: 1st Team, 4th AA, 1st B
- Jr. National Team Selection Meet: 6th AA
- Romanian Cup: 3rd Team, 1st AA, 2nd B (Category IV)
- Sports Schools Championships: 2nd Team, 1st AA (category IV)
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- 1980
- Republican Championships: 2nd Team, 3rd AA (category IV)
- Romanian Cup: 2nd AA, 1st B, 1st FX (category III)
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- 1981
- Catania Cup: 5th AA, 1st B
- Dynamo Spartakiade: 5th AA
- Jr. HUN-ROM Dual Meet: 1st Team, 5th AA
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- 1982
- Capital Cup: 1st Team, 1st AA, 1st V, 1st FX
- Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba): 2nd Team, 10th AA, 4th FX, 7th B
Jr. ROM Championships: 6th AA (master category)
ROM Championships: 5th AA, 2nd B
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- 1983
- Balkan Championships: 1st Team, 1st AA, 1st UB, 1st FX
- East Bloc Spartakiade: 5th AA
- Hungarian International: 3rd V, 3rd B
- Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba): 2nd
Team, 5th AA, 4th V, 6th UB
ROM Championships: 1st Team, 5th AA
Sports Schools Championships: 1st AA (master category)
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- 1984
- Arthur Gander Memorial: 1st AA, 1st V, 1st UB, 1st B, 1st FX
- Cottbus International: 3rd AA, 1st V,
1st B, 1st FX
- DTB Cup: 3rd AA
- ESP-ROM Dual Meet: 1st Team, 3rd AA
- Olympic Games: 1st Team, 1st B, 3rd AA
ROM Championships: 3rd AA
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