Marius Urzica
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Marius Daniel Urzică is a Romania
n gymnast
. Urzică is an Olympic champion, a three-time world champion and a three-time European champion on pommel horse
. He competed at three Olympic games, medaling each time on pommel horse (gold Sydney 2000, silver Atlanta 1996 and silver Athena 2004) and contributed to the team bronze in Athens 2004. His unique technique and style of performance have won him the recognition as one of the greatest masters on this piece of apparatus ever, together with Miroslav Cerar
and Zoltán Magyar
. Known as "The King of the Pommels" in 2001 he achieved the maximum score of 10.00 on this piece of apparatus at the Glasgow Grand Prix. Two elements in artistic gymnastics
, one on pommel horse and one on parallel bars are named after him.
He was the founder of Romanian Golden Team
. On parallel bars he was known for his eponymous salto forward to 1/1 turn to upper arm hang rated E.
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 gymnast
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
. Urzică is an Olympic champion, a three-time world champion and a three-time European champion on pommel horse
Pommel horse
The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. Traditionally, it is used by only male gymnasts. Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, modern pommel horses have a metal body covered with foam rubber and leather, with plastic handles .- History :The pommel...
. He competed at three Olympic games, medaling each time on pommel horse (gold Sydney 2000, silver Atlanta 1996 and silver Athena 2004) and contributed to the team bronze in Athens 2004. His unique technique and style of performance have won him the recognition as one of the greatest masters on this piece of apparatus ever, together with Miroslav Cerar
Miroslav Cerar
Miroslav Cerar is a Slovenian gymnast who competed in the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.In 1999 Cerar was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.-References:...
and Zoltán Magyar
Zoltan Magyar
Zoltán Magyar was the premier pommel horse gymnast in the world in the 1970s...
. Known as "The King of the Pommels" in 2001 he achieved the maximum score of 10.00 on this piece of apparatus at the Glasgow Grand Prix. Two elements in artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics
Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...
, one on pommel horse and one on parallel bars are named after him.
He was the founder of Romanian Golden Team
Romanian Golden Team
Romanian Golden Team is the name of a group led by former Romanian gymnast Marius Urzică and founded in March 2006. Their shows were organized in Romania and abroad....
Skills
Urzicǎ had difficult routines, which he always tried to execute without fault. Among his skills on the pommel horse was a super E element called "the four Russians on one handle" and a move named after him rated C in the Code of pointsCode of Points
Code of Points may refer to:* Code of Points *Common name for the ISU Judging System, scoring system currently used to judge the figure skating...
. On parallel bars he was known for his eponymous salto forward to 1/1 turn to upper arm hang rated E.