Diana Bulimar
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Diana Bulimar is a Romania
Romania
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n artistic gymnast. Since 2011, an element on the floor exercise is named after her. The "Bulimar" is a Johnson leap (switch leap with turn to side position) with additional turn.

Early life and career

Bulimar was one of the most successful junior gymnast of the 2008-2010 Romanian national junior team. During the junior years her highest achievements were the silver medal with the team and the bronze medal on uneven bars at the 2010 European Junior Championships
2010 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 :...

 and the silver medal on floor at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games. She also placed fourth all around and on floor at the 2010 European Championships
2010 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 :...

.

Senior career

Her first senior year was overshadowed by a foot injury that kept her out of the gym for several months. Thus, her debut at a senior competition was postponed for August 2011 at the Romanian National Championships. Here she won bronze on floor and placed fourth all around. After a good showing at two friendly meets in Germany
Germany
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 and Great Britain
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 she was selected in the team for 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 four in the team finals. Individually, she qualified in the eight place in the floor final. Unfortunately, a foot injury prevented her to compete in the finals. She was substituted in the floor finals by 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:...

 who placed eight.

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