Gina Gogean

Gina Gogean
Personal information
Full nameGina Gogean
Country represented Romania
Born (1977-09-09) 9 September 1977 (age 47)
Câmpuri, Vrancea County, Romania
Height150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team1989–1998 (ROM)
ClubCSS Focșani[1]
Head coach(es)Octavian Bellu[2]
Assistant coach(es)Mariana Bitang, Nicolae Forminte, Toma Ponoran[2]
Former coach(es)Tatiana and Sergiu Popa[2]
Eponymous skillsFloor: Tour jeté with additional 1/1 turn (360°), landing on one or both feet
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Team
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Balance Beam
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Vault
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Brisbane Vault
Gold medal – first place 1994 Dortmund Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Sabae Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Sabae Floor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 1996 San Juan Floor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 1996 San Juan Vault
Gold medal – first place 1997 Lausanne Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Lausanne Balance Beam
Gold medal – first place 1997 Lausanne Floor Exercise
Silver medal – second place 1993 Birmingham All-Around
Silver medal – second place 1993 Birmingham Floor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Birmingham Balance Beam
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Brisbane Floor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Sabae Vault
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Lausanne Vault
World Cup Final
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sabae Vault
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sabae Floor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Sabae Balance Beam
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Nantes Floor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 1994 Stockholm Team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Stockholm All-Around
Gold medal – first place 1994 Stockholm Balance Beam
Gold medal – first place 1996 Birmingham Team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Nantes All-Around
Silver medal – second place 1992 Nantes Vault
Silver medal – second place 1996 Birmingham Vault
Silver medal – second place 1996 Birmingham Balance Beam
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Stockholm Floor Exercise

Gina Elena Gogean (born 9 September 1977)[3] is a retired artistic gymnast from Romania who competed internationally in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. During her career she won an impressive number of 30 medals at Olympic Games, world championships or continental championships. Her best events were the floor exercise (three-time world champion), the vault (two-time world champion) and the balance beam (1997 world champion). She was also an excellent all around gymnast winning several medals on this event, the European title in 1994, a silver Olympic medal (1996) and a silver medal at the 1993 World Championships. She helped the Romanian team win three consecutive world titles (1994, 1995 and 1997) and two Olympic team medals, a silver and a bronze (1992 and 1996). Gogean was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2013.[4] Criticized for her lack of artistry and expression, Gogean nonetheless had nearly unmatched consistency, longevity, and efficiency that made her a backbone of the Romanian team in the 1990s.[5]

  1. ^ "Gina Gogean in Hall of Fame". Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Gina Gogean". COSR.ro. Romanian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Olympedia – Gina Gogean". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
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