Eberle, Emilia (1964–)

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Eberle, Emilia (1964–)

Romanian gymnast. Name variations: Trudi Eberle. Born Gertrud Emilia Eberle, Mar 4, 1964, in Arad, Romania; m. Ferenc Kollár (Frank Kollar, judo player).

At Jr. European championships and Romanian nationals came in 1st all-around (1978); at Balkan championships, Europeans, and International Championships of Romania, came in 2nd all-around (1979); at World championships, placed 1st for team all-around and floor exercise and 3rd for uneven bars (1979); at Coca-Cola International, placed 1st all-around (1980); at Moscow Olympics, won a silver medal in the uneven bars and a team silver in all-around (1980); placed 1st all-around at Hapoel Games and 2nd all-around at University Games (1983); defected to Hungary (1989); immigrated to US (1991).

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