Amelia Racea
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Amelia Racea is a Romania
n artistic gymnast. She is a European champion on balance beam and a European all around and team bronze medalist.
and Kristina Goryunova. If not for a fall from uneven bars she might have placed higher. Later that year she won the all around junior title at both the City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy and the Lugano Trophy in Switzerland. The 10th European Youth Olympic Festival in Tampere was a very successful meet for Racea. Here she won a total a six medals, two gold (vault and beam) and four silver (floor, uneven bars, all around and with the team).
. Here she qualified for the vault and floor finals and contributed to the team bronze medal. In the beam final she replaced the top qualifier Ana Porgras
who withdrew due to an ankle injury. She won the gold medal on beam and placed fifth on floor and seventh on vault.
Due to injuries Racea was a reserve of the team for the 2010 World Championships
and she did not compete at this event.
in Berlin. Here she had a weak performance in the qualification day with mistakes on floor, beam and uneven bars. Consequently, she failed to qualify on beam and barely qualified in the all around final (place 22). However, in the all around final Racea managed to have clean routines and edged teammate Diana Chelaru
for the bronze medal. She also placed seventh in the vault final. A week later she participated at the 2011 Glasgow World Cup, where she won the all around title ahead of Jessica Lopez
and teammate Raluca Haidu
In August-September 2011, she had good performances at the Romanian National Championships (second all around) and at two friendly meets in Germany
and Great Britain
. After these competitions she went with the Romanian team to compete at the 2011 World Championships
. Here, she helped her team place fourth by competing on uneven bars and on beam in the team final. Individually, she placed fifth in the beam final.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n artistic gymnast. She is a European champion on balance beam and a European all around and team bronze medalist.
Early gymnastics career
She started gymnastics at the age of 6 and won her first all around national title in her age category in 2007. In 2008 she joined the junior national team in Deva. She had a successful junior career medaling at various international competitions. She won silver on beam and bronze on floor and placed fourth all around and with the team at the 2008 Junior European Championships. In 2009 she placed fifth all around at the prestigious American Cup ahead of more experienced gymnast such as Koko TsurumiKoko Tsurumi
is a Japanese artistic gymnast. She is the 2009 World all-around bronze medalist and uneven bars silver medalist.Tsurumi was a member of the 2008 Japanese Olympic Team. The women's gymnastics team placed 5th in team competition...
and Kristina Goryunova. If not for a fall from uneven bars she might have placed higher. Later that year she won the all around junior title at both the City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy and the Lugano Trophy in Switzerland. The 10th European Youth Olympic Festival in Tampere was a very successful meet for Racea. Here she won a total a six medals, two gold (vault and beam) and four silver (floor, uneven bars, all around and with the team).
2010
Her senior debut at a major international competition was at the 2010 European Championships2010 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 28th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships held from 28 April to 2 May 2010 in Birmingham.- Timetable :- Medal Winners :- Team :- Vault :- Uneven Bars :- Balance Beam :- Floor :- All-Around :- Vault :- Uneven Bars :...
. Here she qualified for the vault and floor finals and contributed to the team bronze medal. In the beam final she replaced the top qualifier Ana Porgras
Ana Porgras
Ana Porgras is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She won the uneven bars bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships and the balance beam gold medal at the 2010 World Championships in Rotterdam. Porgras is considered to be one of the most artistic gymnasts of her generation, reminiscent of the Eastern...
who withdrew due to an ankle injury. She won the gold medal on beam and placed fifth on floor and seventh on vault.
Due to injuries Racea was a reserve of the team for the 2010 World Championships
2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held at the Ahoy Rotterdam indoor sporting arena in the Netherlands from 16 to 24 October 2010. In this year's championships, there was a total of 73 participating federations with 615 gymnasts...
and she did not compete at this event.
2011
Her first 2011 competition was the European Championships2011 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 4th Individual European Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in Berlin, Germany from the 4th April 2011 until the 10th April 2011. The event was held at the Max-Schmeling-Halle...
in Berlin. Here she had a weak performance in the qualification day with mistakes on floor, beam and uneven bars. Consequently, she failed to qualify on beam and barely qualified in the all around final (place 22). However, in the all around final Racea managed to have clean routines and edged teammate Diana Chelaru
Diana Chelaru
Diana Maria Chelaru is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a world and European silver medalist on floor and a European bronze medalist on floor and with the team.-Early gymnastics career:...
for the bronze medal. She also placed seventh in the vault final. A week later she participated at the 2011 Glasgow World Cup, where she won the all around title ahead of Jessica Lopez
Jessica Lopez
Jessica Brizeida López Arocha is a Venezuelan artistic gymnast. She competes both for the Venezuelan national team and in NCAA gymnastics for the University of Denver, and qualified to compete as an individual at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.In 2009 she competed at 2009 World Gymnastics...
and teammate Raluca Haidu
Raluca Haidu
Raluca Haidu is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a European bronze medalist on beam and with the team. She placed fourth with the team and ninth in the women's all around at the 2010 World Championships....
In August-September 2011, she had good performances at the Romanian National Championships (second all around) and at two friendly meets in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
. After these competitions she went with the Romanian team to compete at the 2011 World Championships
2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 7–16, 2011 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.Due to uncertainty over the nuclear situation following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the International Federation of Gymnastics revealed it was...
. Here, she helped her team place fourth by competing on uneven bars and on beam in the team final. Individually, she placed fifth in the beam final.