Gina Gogean, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Gina Gogean

gymnast

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1977

Place of Birth: Câmpuri, Vrancea County, Romania

Profession: artistic gymnast

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Gina Gogean

  • Gina Elena Gogean (born 9 September 1978) is a retired artistic gymnast from Romania who competed internationally in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s.
  • During her career she won an impressive number of 30 medals at Olympic Games, world championships or continental championships.
  • Her best events were the floor exercise (three-time world champion), the vault (two-time world champion) and the balance beam (1997 world champion).
  • She was also an excellent all around gymnast winning several medals on this event, the European title in 1994, a silver Olympic medal (1996) and a silver medal at the 1993 World Championships.
  • She helped the Romanian team win three consecutive world titles (1994, 1995 and 1997) and two Olympic team medals, a silver and a bronze (1992 and 1996).
  • Gogean was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2013.
  • Criticized for her lack of artistry and expression, Gogean nonetheless had nearly unmatched consistency, longevity and efficiency that made her a backbone of the Romanian team in the 1990s.

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