Atanasia Ionescu
Atanasia Ionescu , after marriage Atanasia Albu , (born March 19, 1935 in Ploieşti ; † 1990 ) was a Romanian gymnast .
Ionescu was part of the Romanian national team from 1957. At the gymnastics world championships in 1958 , the Romanians won bronze behind the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia.
In 1960 Ionescu took part in the Olympic Games in Rome. With Sonia Iovan , Elena Leuştean , Emilia Liță , Elena Niculescu and Uta Poreceanu , she won the bronze medal, again behind the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia. Ionescu also reached place 21 in the individual all-around competition. At their second Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964, Ionescu was sixth with the Romanian team.
After her active career, Ionescu worked at a university. But she also stayed on as a trainer for gymnastics. a. Received from Nadia Comăneci and Aurelia Dobre , and judge.
Web links
- Atanasia Ionescu at the COSR (Romanian)
- Atanasia Ionescu in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ 40 de ani de la primul 10 din istoria gimnasticii la JO
- ↑ Aurelia Dobre, prima gimnasta din România campioană Mondiala la compus individual, a fost în INCLUSA Hall of Fame
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ionescu, Atanasia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian gymnast |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ploieşti |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1990 |