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Cristina Elena Grigoraș

1966 - Today

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Cristina Elena Grigoraș (born 11 February 1966) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a two-time Olympic medalist with the team (gold in 1984 and silver in 1980). Individually, she won four medals (vault, all-around, uneven bars and floor) at the 1981 European Championships. She is best known for a skill on the balance beam named after her: forward salto tucked with ½ twist (180°) take off from both legs. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Cristina Elena Grigoraș is the 155th most popular gymnast (up from 218th in 2024), the 518th most popular biography from Romania (up from 728th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Romanian Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Cristina Elena Grigoraș ranks 155 out of 370. Before her are Vanja Blomberg, Robert Sjursen, Roland Brückner, Simone Biles, George Eyser, and Dmitry Bilozerchev. After her are Shawn Johnson East, Nils Silfverskiöld, Maxi Gnauck, Elvira Saadi, Lavinia Miloșovici, and Tor Lund.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Cristina Elena Grigoraș ranks 408. Before her are Dmitry Bilozerchev, Mike Starr, Urs Fischer, Tabea Zimmermann, Dadullah, and Cressida Cowell. After her are Marco Pascolo, Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Andrea Tafi, Yıldız Tilbe, Sandy Lam, and Christopher A. Wray.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Cristina Elena Grigoraș ranks 518 out of 844. Before her are Fița Lovin (1951), Ștefan Rusu (1956), Elena Horvat (1958), Costică Dafinoiu (1954), Gabriela Szabo (1975), and Mihai Tudose (1967). After her are Dimitrie Popescu (1961), Cristian Gațu (1945), Elisabeta Lipă (1964), Sevil Shhaideh (1964), Sorin Grindeanu (1973), and Leonard Orban (1961).

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Among GYMNASTS In Romania

Among gymnasts born in Romania, Cristina Elena Grigoraș ranks 4. Before her are Nadia Comăneci (1961), Daniela Silivaș (1972), and Ecaterina Szabo (1967). After her are Lavinia Miloșovici (1976), Mariana Constantin (1960), Georgeta Gabor (1962), Simona Păucă (1969), Cătălina Ponor (1987), Claudia Presăcan (1979), Mihaela Stănuleț (1967), and Melitta Rühn (1965).

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