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Simona Amânar

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Simona Amânar (Romanian pronunciation: [siˈmona amɨˈnar]; born 7 October 1979) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She is the 2000 Olympic all-around champion, and a seven-time Olympic and ten-time World Championship medalist. Amânar helped Romania win four consecutive world team titles (1994–1999), as well as the 2000 Olympic team title. She has a vault named after her, one of the most difficult in women's gymnastics, and was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Simona Amânar is the 192nd most popular gymnast (down from 175th in 2024), the 667th most popular biography from Romania (down from 610th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Romanian Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Simona Amânar ranks 191 out of 370. Before her are Claudia Presăcan, Mihaela Stănuleț, Kōji Gushiken, Marina Lobatch, and Melitta Rühn. After her are Lavinia Agache, Szilveszter Csollány, Sylvio Kroll, Ri Se-gwang, Yang Wei, Lori Fung, and Tatiana Lysenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Simona Amânar ranks 524. Before her are Robin Szolkowy, Charmane Star, Gilberto Martínez, Teemu Tainio, Jérémie Bréchet, and Barry Hawkins. After her are Koit Toome, Tommy Wirkola, Blanca Soto, Gonzalo Sorondo, Riki Lindhome, and Adam Neumann.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Simona Amânar ranks 667 out of 844. Before her are Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo (1967), Doina Șnep-Bălan (1963), Adriana Bazon (1963), Lucian Sânmărtean (1980), Melitta Rühn (1965), and Claudiu Keșerü (1986). After her are Éva Tófalvi (1978), Gabriel Oprea (1961), Roxana Mînzatu (1980), Monika Weber-Koszto (1966), Attila Bartis (1968), and Sorin Cîmpeanu (1968).

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Among GYMNASTS In Romania

Among gymnasts born in Romania, Simona Amânar ranks 14. Before her are Georgeta Gabor (1962), Simona Păucă (1969), Cătălina Ponor (1987), Claudia Presăcan (1979), Mihaela Stănuleț (1967), and Melitta Rühn (1965). After her are Lavinia Agache (1968), Gabriela Potorac (1973), Cristina Bontaș (1973), Sandra Izbașa (1990), Marius Urzică (1975), and Rodica Dunca (1965).

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