Anca Gabriela Grigoraș (later Mihăilescu, born 8 November 1957) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast who won team silver medals at the 1976 Olympics and the 1978 World Championships. Individually, she was a European bronze medalist on balance beam in 1973.
| Anca Grigoraș | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Anca Gabriela Grigoraș |
| Born | 8 November 1957 Comănești, Romania[1] |
| Hometown | Bucharest |
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Romania |
| Level | Elite |
| Club | CS Dinamo București[2] |
Medal record | |
She began her training at the Onesti "Flacara" (The Flame) sports club at age 9, and in 1972 moved to CS Dinamo Bucuresti. While at Flacara Onesti, she was twice Romanian national champion, in 1972 and 1973.
After retiring from competition, Grigoraș coached gymnasts at her native club, Dinamo Bucharest. Since 1990, she has been a national coach and a technical director at the Romanian Gymnastics Federation.[3] She is also an international referee, and has been a member of the UEG Women's Technical Committee. She has received the honors of Master Emeritus of Sport, Trainer Emeritus, and the National Cross for "Faithful Service", II-a class[2]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anca Grigoraş". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ a b Anca Gabriela Grigoras. Romanian Olympic Committee
- ^ Anca Grigoraş[permanent dead link]. FIG
External links
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- Anca Grigoras at Olympics.com
- Anca Gabriela Grigoras at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) (archive)
- Anca Grigoraș at Olympedia (archive)
- Event Finals results at the 1973 European Championships
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