Simona Amanar (ROM)

2000 Olympic AA Champion
1996 Olympic V Champion, 1997 World V Champion
1996 and 2000 European V Champion

Medal Total

Olympic Games:  3 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze
World Championships:  6 Gold, 4 Silver
World Cup:  2 Gold
European Championships:  6 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze

Simona was born on October 7, 1979 in Constanta and was coached by Nicolae Forminte at Farul Constanta.  Her best event was vault, where she was a multiple European, world and olympic champion.  After her retirement from gymnastics, she married lawyer Cosmin Tabara in March 2002.  Tabara is the son of the Romanian Agricultural Minister.  Their son, Ioan Alexandru, was born on August 20, 2002, in Timisoara.

Competition Results

1993
China Cup: 3rd AA
Romanian Nationals: 5th AA, 2nd V, 3rd FX
 
1994
American Cup: 9th AA (prelims)
European Championships: 1st Team
GBR-ROM Dual Meet: 1st Team, 3rd AA
International Mixed Pairs: 6th Team
Trophee Massilia: 2nd Team, 5th AA
USA-ROM Dual Meet: 1st Team, 7th AA
World Championships (Dortmund):  1st Team
 
1995
European Cup: 2nd AA, 1st FX, 3rd B, 5th FX
FRA-ROM Dual Meet: 1st Team, 2nd AA
French International: 3rd AA, 3rd B, 5th FX
GBR-ROM Dual Meet: 1st Team, 3rd AA
Kosice International: 2nd AA, 2nd B, 2nd FX
ROM-GER Dual Meet: 1st Team, 3rd AA
Romanian Nationals: 2nd AA
World Championships (Sabae): 1st Team, 4th AA, 1st V, 6th FX
 
1996
European Championships: 1st Team, 4th AA, 1st V, 1st UB, 7th FX
French International: 3rd V, 5th UB
Hungarian International: 1st AA
ITA-BLR-ROM-RUS Meet: 2nd AA
International Championships of Romania: 1st AA
Olympic Games: 3rd Team, 3rd AA, 1st V, 2nd FX, 5th UB
World Championships (San Juan): 2nd V
 
1997
Chunichi Cup: 2nd AA, 3rd UB, 3rd B, 3rd FX
ROM-GER Dual Meet:  1st Team, 1st AA
Romanian Championships: 1st AA, 1st V, 2nd B, 3rd UB
World Championships (Lausanne): 1st Team, 2nd AA, 1st V
 
1998
Chunichi Cup:  1st V, 2nd FX,  5th UB, 6th AA
DTB Cup:  1st V, 1st B, 2nd UB, 2nd FX
European Championships:  1st Team, 2nd AA, 2nd V
French International:  1st V, 2nd AA, 4th FX
Glasgow Grand Prix:  1st V, 1st FX, 3rd UB, 3rd B
Goodwill Games:  2nd FX, 3rd V, 3rd UB, 43rd AA, 6th B
International Championships of Romania:  1st AA
Romanian Championships:  1st AA, 1st V, 1st UB, 1st FX
Sagit Cup:  2nd V, 5th B, 5th FX
Swiss Cup:  2nd UB, 2nd B, 3rd V, 3rd FX
World Cup:  1st V, 1st FX
 
1999
ESP-ROM Dual Meet:  1st Team, 1st AA
French International:  11th AA, 1st B, 2nd FX
Gander Memorial:  2nd AA
Glasgow Grand Prix:  2nd V, 2nd FX, 4th UB, 7th B
HOL-ROM Dual Meet:  1st Team, 2nd AA
International Championships of Romania:  1st AA, 1st V, 1st B, 1st FX, 2nd UB
International Team Championships:  1st Team
Romanian Championships:  1st FX
ROM-ESP-GER Tri-Meet:  1st Team, 1st AA
Samboo Finance Cup:  2nd V, 3rd UB, 4th FX, 7th B
Trophee Massilia:  3rd AA
World Championships:  1st Team, 2nd V, 2nd FX, 14th AA
Zurich Grand Prix:  1st V, 1st FX, 4th B, 7th UB

2000
European Championships:  3rd Team, 8th AA, 1st V, 2nd B, 5th FX
Olympic Games:  1st Team, 1st AA, 3rd FX, 6th V 
Romanian Championships:  1st AA

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