Simona Păucă

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Simona Păuca (born 19 September 1969) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, where she tied for gold with her teammate Ecaterina Szabo on balance beam with a difficult and innovative routine; she also won a team gold medal and a bronze medal all-around.[1] After retiring from competitions she worked as a youth coach at her native club Dinamo București.[2]

Born (1969-09-19) 19 September 1969 (age 56)
Azuga, Romania[1]
Height150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Country
represented
 Romania
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Simona Păuca
Păucă at the 1984 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1969-09-19) 19 September 1969 (age 56)
Azuga, Romania[1]
Height150 cm (4 ft 11 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Romania
ClubCS Dinamo București[2]
Head coach(es)Emilia Lita
Florin Stefanescu[2]
Former coach(es)Iulia Rotarascu[2]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1984 Los AngelesBalance beam
Gold medal – first place1984 Los AngelesTeam
Bronze medal – third place1984 Los AngelesAll-around
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