Eugenia Popa

Eugenia Popa
 Gymnast 
Country represented  Romania
Born (1973-09-10) 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

Eugenia Popa (born September 10, 1973 in Bucharest, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast.[1] She won two world championships 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]

References

  1. Gymnastics Greats Whatever happened to Eugenia Popa?
  2. Gymn Forum Results 1989 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Women’s Team
  3. Gymn Forum Results 1991 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Women’s Team
  4. International Gymnast Magazine Interview: Eugenia Popa(Romania), by John Crumlish, October 23, 2008


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