Florica Leonida
Floarea "Florica" Leonida (born January 13, 1987 in Bucharest ) is a former Romanian gymnast .
She started gymnastics at CSȘ Bucharest at the age of three. Later she did gymnastics at Steaua Bucharest . In 2002 Leonida won four medals at the Junior European Championships. She became European champion on the balance beam and won silver in the all-around competition, on the ground and with the team.
Her greatest success came at the 2003 World Gymnastics Championships . In Anaheim (USA) Leonida won the silver medal behind the USA with the Romanian gymnastics team with Oana Ban , Alexandra Eremia , Andreea Munteanu , Cătălina Ponor and Monica Roşu . At the 2005 World Gymnastics Championships in Melbourne, she reached sixth place in the all-around competition.
At the European Gymnastics Championships 2006 in Volos (Greece) Leonida won silver with the Romanian team with Sandra Izbaşa , Steliana Nistor , Cătălina Ponor and Alina Stănculescu behind Italy.
Leonida was part of the roster for the 2008 Olympic Games, but was not used. In the same year she resigned.
Web links
- Floarea Leonida at romanian-gymnastics.com (English)
- Floarea Leonida at gymbox.net (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 24es Championnats d'Europe de Gymnastique Artistique Féminine 2002 ( Memento of the original from July 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ 38th ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
- ↑ FLOAREA LEONIDA, poză de piţipoancă
- ↑ Povestea fostei gimnaste Floarea Leonida a declansat o reactie in lant in lumea sportiva
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leonida, Florica |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Leonida, Floarea |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian gymnast |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bucharest |