Amanar, Simona (1979–)

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Amanar, Simona (1979–)

Romanian gymnast. Born Oct 7, 1979, in Constanta, Romania.

At Atlanta Olympics, won a gold medal for vault, silver for floor exercises, and bronze for team all-around and indiv. all-around (1996); at European championships, won gold medals for vault, uneven bars and team (1996), team (1998), and vault (2000); at World championships, won a gold medal for team all-around (1994), team and vault (1995), team and vault (1997), and team (1999); won Hungarian International (1996), International Championships of Romania (1996, 1998, 1999), Romanian Nationals (1997), and World Cup (1998); at Sydney Olympics, won gold medals for indiv. all-around and team all-around and a bronze for floor exercises (2000).