Anamaria Tamârjan
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Anamaria Tămârjan is a Romanian artistic gymnast
. She is a bronze Olympic medalist and a gold European medalist with the team. Individually, she is a European silver medalist on balance beam and a bronze medalist on floor. Her favorite events are the floor and the balance beam.
with coach Camelia Rădulescu. She moved to the junior national training center in Oneşti
at the age of 12 and was invited to the Deva National Training Center a few years later.
During her junior career she competed at Siska Gym International (2006) where she tied for silver on floor with Ekaterina Kramarenko and placed seventh all around. She ranked sixth all around at the 2006 Romanian nationals. Although a member of the junior national team, she missed the 2006 European Championships with an elbow injury.
, but was replaced by alternate Andreea Grigore
. She was training on the uneven bars before the competition and she slipped from the bar and broke her leg. She also missed the 2008 Romanian national championships with an injury. However, she had a good meet at the 2008 European Championships
in Clermont-Ferrand
, France
, winning the gold medal with the team and the bronze medal on floor.
She was selected alongside Sandra Izbaşa
, Steliana Nistor
, Andreea Grigore
, Andreea Acatrinei
and Gabriela Drăgoi
to be a member of the Romanian team at the 2008 Olympic Games. Here she helped her team to qualify in the fourth position in the team finals by competing on all four events vault (15.025) uneven bars (14.275), beam (15.200), and on floor (14.500).
In the team final event she supported the team to win the bronze medal by improving all the scores obtained in the preliminaries: vault (15.125) uneven bars (14.425), beam (15.425), and floor (14.950). She also placed 16th in the qualification for the all around but she did not compete in the finals due to the two per country rule.
Struggling with health problems she was not at her full physical potential at the 2009 European Championships
. However she managed to qualify second all around, second on beam and fifth on floor. She failed to medal in the all around event due to a fall during the floor exercise. She placed fifth all around, won silver on balance beam and placed fourth on floor. Later that year she competed at the 2009 World Championships
where she qualified only in the all around final. She ended her second world championships experience by placing ninth all around. After her return to Romania
she underwent surgery to both knees with little chances of making a comeback at the 2010 European Championships. Due to health problems she retired in June 2010. She enrolled the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports in Bucharest.
Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...
. She is a bronze Olympic medalist and a gold European medalist with the team. Individually, she is a European silver medalist on balance beam and a bronze medalist on floor. Her favorite events are the floor and the balance beam.
Early life and career
She is an identical twin; her sister Adriana was also a world-class gymnast and a member of the Romanian national team, but she is now retired. Tămârjan began training in gymnastics at the age of 4 in PloieştiPloiesti
Ploiești is the county seat of Prahova County and lies in the historical region of Wallachia in Romania. The city is located north of Bucharest....
with coach Camelia Rădulescu. She moved to the junior national training center in Oneşti
Onesti
Onești is a city in Bacău County, Romania, with a population of 51,681 inhabitants.Administratively, the villages of Slobozia and Borzești form part of Onești...
at the age of 12 and was invited to the Deva National Training Center a few years later.
During her junior career she competed at Siska Gym International (2006) where she tied for silver on floor with Ekaterina Kramarenko and placed seventh all around. She ranked sixth all around at the 2006 Romanian nationals. Although a member of the junior national team, she missed the 2006 European Championships with an elbow injury.
Senior career
Tămârjan was a member of the Romanian team at the 2007 World Championships2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 40th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle in Stuttgart, Germany, from 1 to 9 September 2007.Oldest and youngest competitors- Men :- Women :- Finals :- Qualifications :- Floor :...
, but was replaced by alternate Andreea Grigore
Andreea Grigore
Andreea Florentina Grigore is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic bronze medalist and a world bronze medalist with the team. She was a successful junior gymnast winning three silver medals at the 2006 Junior European Championships .-External links:* *...
. She was training on the uneven bars before the competition and she slipped from the bar and broke her leg. She also missed the 2008 Romanian national championships with an injury. However, she had a good meet at the 2008 European Championships
2008 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships
2008 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships may refer to:* 2008 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships held from 8 to 11 May in Lausanne* 2008 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships held from 3 to 6 April in Clermont-Ferrand...
in Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand is a city and commune of France, in the Auvergne region, with a population of 140,700 . Its metropolitan area had 409,558 inhabitants at the 1999 census. It is the prefecture of the Puy-de-Dôme department...
, France
France
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, winning the gold medal with the team and the bronze medal on floor.
She was selected alongside Sandra Izbaşa
Sandra Izbasa
Sandra Raluca Izbaşa is a Romanian artistic gymnast. Her best event is the floor exercise on which she is an Olympic champion and a three-time European Champion. She also won medals on balance beam, vault, all around, and with the team...
, Steliana Nistor
Steliana Nistor
Steliana Nistor is a Romanian gymnast. She is an Olympic and a world bronze medalist with the team. Individually, she is a world all around and beam silver medalist and a multiple European medalist on beam and uneven bars. Her best events were the uneven bars, the beam and the all around...
, Andreea Grigore
Andreea Grigore
Andreea Florentina Grigore is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic bronze medalist and a world bronze medalist with the team. She was a successful junior gymnast winning three silver medals at the 2006 Junior European Championships .-External links:* *...
, Andreea Acatrinei
Andreea Acatrinei
Andreea Acatrinei is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic bronze medalist with the team.-External links:* *...
and Gabriela Drăgoi
Gabriela Dragoi
Gabriela Drăgoi is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is an Olympic bronze medalist and a European gold medalist with the team...
to be a member of the Romanian team at the 2008 Olympic Games. Here she helped her team to qualify in the fourth position in the team finals by competing on all four events vault (15.025) uneven bars (14.275), beam (15.200), and on floor (14.500).
In the team final event she supported the team to win the bronze medal by improving all the scores obtained in the preliminaries: vault (15.125) uneven bars (14.425), beam (15.425), and floor (14.950). She also placed 16th in the qualification for the all around but she did not compete in the finals due to the two per country rule.
Struggling with health problems she was not at her full physical potential at the 2009 European Championships
2009 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 3rd Individual European Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Milan, Italy, on 29 March to 5 April 2009.- Medal winners :-Individual all-around:- Floor :- Pommel horse :- Rings :- Vault :- Parallel bars :- Horizontal bar :...
. However she managed to qualify second all around, second on beam and fifth on floor. She failed to medal in the all around event due to a fall during the floor exercise. She placed fifth all around, won silver on balance beam and placed fourth on floor. Later that year she competed at the 2009 World Championships
2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 41st World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held at The O2 arena in London, United Kingdom, on 12 October to 18 October 2009. Similar to the World Championships in 2005, there were no team competitions...
where she qualified only in the all around final. She ended her second world championships experience by placing ninth all around. After her return to Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
she underwent surgery to both knees with little chances of making a comeback at the 2010 European Championships. Due to health problems she retired in June 2010. She enrolled the Faculty of Physical Education and Sports in Bucharest.