Grigoras, Anca (1957–)
Grigoras, Anca (1957–)
Romanian gymnast. Born Nov 8, 1957, in Bucharest, Romania.
At European championships, won a bronze medal for beam (1973); won Balkan championships (1975), FISU Invitiational (1978); at Montreal Olympics, won a silver medal in team all-around (1976).
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