Octavian Bellu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Octavian Bellu

gymnastics coach

Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1951

Place of Birth: Ploiești, Prahova County, Romania

Profession: coach, politician

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Octavian Bellu

  • Octavian Ioan Atanase Bellu (Romanian pronunciation: [oktavi'an 'belu]; born 17 February 1951) is the current head of the Romanian national women's artistic gymnastics team. He was the main coach, with interruptions, from 1990 to 2005 and returned as head of the national team in 2010.Highly successful, Bellu led the team to five world and two Olympic titles, as well as coaching numerous individual gold medalists – since 1990, Romania has been the most successful women's gymnastics power.
  • He also coached such accomplished gymnasts as Lavinia Milo?ovici, Andreea Raducan, Monica Ro?u, Simona Amânar, Gina Gogean, Catalina Ponor, Sandra Izba?a and Larisa Iordache.
  • During his time as head coach, his teams have combined to win 82 world (59) and Olympic (23) medals.In 2007, the World Record Academy recognized Bellu as the world's most successful coach, with 16 Olympic gold medals and a total of 279 medals at the European and World Championships and Olympic Games.
  • He was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in May 2009.

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