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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Simona Amânar is the 186th most popular gymnast (down from 174th in 2019), the 646th most popular biography from Romania (down from 610th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Romanian Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Simona Amânar ranks 186 out of 370Before her are Henrietta Ónodi, Cătălina Ponor, Claudia Presăcan, Mihaela Stănuleț, Kōji Gushiken, and Marina Lobatch. After her are Lavinia Agache, Szilveszter Csollány, Ri Se-gwang, Yang Wei, Tatiana Lysenko, and Aliya Mustafina.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Simona Amânar ranks 509Before 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 646 out of 844Before her are Sorin Babii (1963), Ruxandra Dragomir (1972), Reka Zsofia Lazăr-Szabo (1967), Adriana Bazon (1963), Lucian Sânmărtean (1980), and Claudiu Keșerü (1986). After her are Éva Tófalvi (1978), Monika Weber-Koszto (1966), Attila Bartis (1968), Sorin Cîmpeanu (1968), Ion Vlădoiu (1968), and Ingrid Bisu (1987).

Among GYMNASTS In Romania

Among gymnasts born in Romania, Simona Amânar ranks 11Before her are Lavinia Miloșovici (1976), Mariana Constantin (1960), Simona Păucă (1969), Cătălina Ponor (1987), Claudia Presăcan (1979), and Mihaela Stănuleț (1967). After her are Lavinia Agache (1968), Gabriela Potorac (1973), Cristina Bontaș (1973), Sandra Izbașa (1990), Marius Urzică (1975), and Gina Gogean (1978).