1. Gina Elena Gogean was born on 9 September 1977 and is a retired artistic gymnast from Romania who competed internationally in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s.
22 Facts About Gina Gogean
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Gina Gogean was an excellent all around gymnast winning several medals on this event, the European title in 1994, a silver Olympic medal and a silver medal at the 1993 World Championships.
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Gina Gogean helped the Romanian team win three consecutive world titles and two Olympic team medals, a silver and a bronze.
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Gina Gogean initially trained at CSS Focsani, near her home village, under the tutelage of Sergiu and Tatiana Popa.
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Gina Gogean made her international debut at the Japan Junior International meet in 1989, where she placed fourth in the all-around and took the gold medal on floor exercise.
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Gina Gogean began to make a name for herself at the 1992 European Championships where she won the floor exercise gold, and finished second all-around and vault.
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Gina Gogean was equally impressive at 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
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The youngest member of the experienced Romanian team, Gina Gogean put up some of the highest scores for her team throughout the compulsories and optionals.
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Gina Gogean won a team silver, finished 6th in the all-around, and was 5th on vault.
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Gina Gogean was criticized for her lack of artistry in her gymnastics, and her stoic demeanor.
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Gina Gogean finished a close second in the all-around behind rival Shannon Miller at the 1993 World Championships, losing by only 0.007.
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Gina Gogean took the silver on floor exercise and bronze on beam.
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Gina Gogean suffered a fall in the qualifying rounds of this competition while attempting a back handspring-layout-back handspring combination on beam.
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Gina Gogean's foot slipped off the side and the back of her head slammed into the beam before she crashed to the floor.
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Gina Gogean added two more golds to her haul at the 1996 World Championships on vault and floor.
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Gina Gogean had a strong performance during the all-around and won the silver medal behind Lilia Podkopayeva of Ukraine.
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Gina Gogean won two more bronze medals on the vault and beam.
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Gina Gogean continued to compete after the retirement of Lavinia Milosovici.
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Gina Gogean admitted in an ABC News interview during the 1997 World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland that the new Code of Points made gymnastics too difficult for her, and that she intended to retire after the competition was over; yet she led the Romanians to their third straight world team title.
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Gina Gogean rebounded by winning the world title on beam and her third straight title on floor.
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Gina Gogean has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points, although she is not credited in the Code of Points list of elements performed for the first time by gymnasts at FIG official competitions.
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Gina Gogean retired after the 1998 World Cup, where she medalled in her all three events.