Ecaterina SZABÓ

Romania (ROM)


"I was 7 years old when I learned the back somi on beam."
 

Date of birth

22 January 1966

Hometown

South France (from Sep.1992)

Place of birth

Zagon

Profession

Coach

Height

 

cm

Children

Lorenne (b.: 1997)
Zeno (b.: 2003)

Weight

 

kg

Start gymnastics

 

Gender

 Female

Club

Cetate Deva

Nickname

 

Head coach

Marta & Bela Karolyi 
Adrian Goreac, Adrian Stan, Maria Cosma 

Spouse name

 

Favourite apparatus

 

 

World class in

 1983

First competition

 1980

Last competition

1987

 

Her first language is Hungarian; she learned to speak Romanian only after she started going to gymnastics lessons.  A fall from uneven bars during team optionals at the 1984 Olympics prevented her from winning AA gold, but she came back in event finals to win 3 gold medals.

1992 szeptemberétõl Franciaországban él. 2000-ben szülõvárosában óvodát neveztek el róla.

Medal Total

Year

Competition

Team

AA

Vault

Uneven Bars

Beam

Floor

1980

Chunichi Cup
GBR-ROM Dual Meet 
2. Junior European Champs
Tokyo Cup 

-
1
-
-

17
2
1
-

-
-
1
-

-
-
4
2

1
-
1
-

-
-
1
-

1981

Intl Champs of Romania
Intl. Jr Champs (Tokyo) 
Intl. Jr Champs (Sapporo) 

-
-
-

-
3
-

3
2
1

-
2
-

-
-
-

-
1
-

1982

3. Junior European Champs
Balkan Championships 
Ennia Gold Cup 
Intl Champs of Romania 

-
1
-
-

1
2
1
1

1
-
4
-

2
-
2
1

4
2
-
-

1
-
1
1

1983

14. European Championships  
22. World Championships
Catania Cup 
FRG-ROM Dual Meet
GBR-ROM Dual Meet 
Gymnastics Hit Parade of Rome 
HOL-ROM Dual Meet 
Intl Champs of Romania 
ROM Nationals 

-
2
-
1
1
-
1
-
-

3
3
2
1
2
-
1
-
2

2
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-

1
2
-
-
-
-
-
1
-

-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-

1
1
-
-
-
1
-
1
-

1984

23. Olympic Games
Balkan Championships 
Chunichi Cup 
Golden Sands International 
Intl Champs of Romania 
ROM-TCH Dual Meet 
Tokyo Cup 

1
1
-
-
-
1
-

2
1
1
1
2
1
-

1
1
-
-
-
-
-

-
1
-
-
-
-
-

1
-
3
-
-
-
1

1
-
3
-
-
-
2

1985

15. European Championships  
23. World Championships
Balkan Championships 
DTB Cup 
ESP-ROM Dual Meet
FRA-ROM-SUI Tri-Meet
Gander Memorial 
HOL-ROM Dual Meet 
Intl Champs of Romania
ROM Championships 
ROM-TCH Dual Meet
Swiss Cup 
University Games 

-
2
1
-
1
1
-
1
-
-
1
-
2

5
5
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2

2
2
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1

-
6
1
2
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
2

6
2
1
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1

6
4
1
3
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
2

1986

Balkan Championships
DTB Cup 
ESP-ROM-BUL Tri-Meet
Gander Memorial 
ROM Championships 
ROM-TCH Dual Meet 
World Cup 

1
-
1
-
-
1
-

1
2
3
1
1
3
4

1
-
-
-
1
-
3

2
-
-
-
-
-
5

-
-
-
-
-
-
4

-
2
-
-
1
-
-

1987

24. World Championships
Madrid Grand Prix 
SUI-ROM Dual Meet 
University Games

1
-
1
2

14
-
4
5

-
1
-
2

-
2
-
-

3
1
-
2

-
1
-
-


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