Full name Nicoleta Raluca Onel Name Nicoleta Onel | Country represented Romania | |
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Born March 8, 1982 (age 42) ( 1982-03-08 ) Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics | ||
Nicoleta onel floor exercise 1998 international team gymnastics championtships women
Nicoleta Raluca Onel (born March 8, 1982) is a former Romanian artistic gymnast. She drew notice at national and international competitions in the mid-1990s, but was forced to retire early after a spinal injury.
Contents
- Nicoleta onel floor exercise 1998 international team gymnastics championtships women
- Nicoleta onel 1997 junior international team championships balance beam
- Biography
- Competitions and results
- References
Onel's gymnastics achievements included second-place finishes in the all-around at the 1995 European Junior Championships and the 1997 World Junior Championships.
Nicoleta onel 1997 junior international team championships balance beam
Biography
Onel was born in Ploieşti, Romania, and started gymnastics at the age of 6. Her first major international success came in 1995, when she placed second in the all-around at the European Junior Championships in Belgium. The following year, she was selected to train with the senior national team in Deva. At the 1997 World Junior Championships, Onel won silver medals with the Romanian team and in the individual all-around.
In 1998, Onel suffered a spinal injury and was advised to quit competitive gymnastics. She was hired as a gymnastics instructor at a local club in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. In 2001, she was offered a coaching position in the United Arab Emirates, at the International School of Choueifat in Al Ain. [1]
Competitions and results
National competitions
1991Regional competitions
1995 (Hungary)International competitions
1995 (England)European junior championships
1995 (Belgium)World junior championships
1997 (Japan)European youth Olympics
1997 (Portugal)