1. In 2000, Ecaterina Szabo was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
10 Facts About Ecaterina Szabo
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Ecaterina Szabo started gymnastics in 1973 at the Gymnastics School in Onesti with coaches Maria Cosma and Mihai Agoston.
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Ecaterina Szabo became the first gymnast to win two Junior European all-around titles, competing against Lavinia Agache and Natalia Ilienko and Olga Mostepanova and Yelena Shushunova.
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Ecaterina Szabo contributed heavily to the team silver medal by scoring perfect tens on floor and uneven bars in the team optional.
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Ecaterina Szabo was a heavy favorite to win to the all-around title and was dubbed "the next Nadia", after Nadia Comaneci.
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At the 1985 European Championships Ecaterina Szabo placed sixth on beam and floor, fifth all around and did not qualify in the uneven bars finals.
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Ecaterina Szabo left the competition with silver medals on beam, vault and with the team.
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In June 1991, Ecaterina Szabo married Christian Tamas, a former member of Romania's kayak team.
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The 30-minute portrait film about Ecaterina Szabo was captioned A zagoni ustokos.
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Ecaterina Szabo mounted floor exercise with a double back flip with a full twist in a piked position.