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Amalia Ghigoarță
Ghigoarță at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameAmalia Alexandra Ghigoarță
Country represented Romania
Born (2007-01-28) 28 January 2007 (age 17)
Lugoj, Romania[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team2019 - present (ROU)
ClubCetate Deva, CSM Oneşti

Amalia Alexandra Ghigoarță (born 28 January 2007) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She represented Romania at the 2024 Summer Olympics. She is the 2022 Junior European Championships team and all-around silver medalist.

Career

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Ghigoarță began gymnastics when she was seven years old.[2]

Espoir

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Ghigoarță made her international debut at the 2019 Elek Matolay Memorial and placed fourth all-around in the espoir division.[3] At the 2019 Petrom Cup, a domestic competition, she placed fifth all-around.[4] She then finished second in the all-around behind Amalia Puflea at the 2019 Romanian Junior Championships in the youth age group.[5]

Junior

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2020–21

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Ghigoarță's only competition of 2020 was the Romanian Championships in November. She placed tenth in the open all-around and won the bronze medal in the junior floor exercise final.[6]

At the 2021 Romanian Championships, Ghigoarță only competed on the uneven bars and balance beam, finishing third and fourth, respectively.[7] Then at the Tournoi International, she won a gold medal with teammates Andreea Preda and Sabrina Voinea and the bronze medal in the all-around. In the event finals, she won a gold medal on the floor exercise and a bronze medal on the uneven bars behind Germany's Helen Kevric.[8]

2022

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Ghigoarță began the 2022 season at the City of Jesolo Trophy, helping the Romanian team place fourth. Individually, she won the bronze medal on the balance beam behind Americans Tiana Sumanasekera and Madray Johnson.[9] She then won the all-around title at the Romanian Junior Championships.[10] She also won the all-around gold medal in the junior division of the Petrom Cup.[11] She was selected to compete at the European Youth Olympic Festival alongside Sabrina Voinea and Amalia Puflea, and they won the team gold medal. She also placed fifth in the all-around and on the uneven bars.[12]

Ghigoarță competed at the Junior European Championships and won a silver medal alongside her Romanian teammates. Individually, she won a silver medal in the all-around behind Germany's Helen Kevric.[13] She also qualified for the uneven bars and balance beam event finals, placing eighth and sixth, respectively.[14][15] She competed against the senior gymnasts at the Romanian Championships and won the all-around silver medal behind Ana Bărbosu. In the event finals, she won a gold medal on the floor exercise and a silver medal on the balance beam.[16] Then at the Gymnova Cup, she won gold medals on both the balance beam and the floor exercise.[17] She only competed on the uneven bars and the balance beam at the Romanian Junior Individual Championships, winning gold medals on both.[18]

Senior

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2023

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Ghigoarță became age-eligible for senior international competitions in 2023. She made her senior international debut at the European Championships and contributed on all four apparatus toward Romania's fifth-place finish.[19] Individually, she qualified for the all-around final where she finished 19th and for the balance beam final where she finished sixth.[20][21] She competed at the Heidelberg Friendly with the Romanian team that won a silver medal behind Germany.[22] She was selected to compete at the World Championships alongside Ana Bărbosu, Lilia Cosman, Andreea Preda, and Sabrina Voinea. The team finished in tenth place, earning Romania a team berth for the Olympic Games for the first time since 2012.[23][24]

2024

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Ghigoarță competed at the 2024 European Championships and helped the Romanian team finish fourth in the team final.[25] At the 2024 RomGym Trophy, she placed fifth in the all-around and fourth on the uneven bars, and she won a silver medal on the floor exercise behind Algeria's Kaylia Nemour.[26] She was selected to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Ana Bărbosu, Lilia Cosman, Andreea Preda, and Sabrina Voinea.[27]

Competitive history

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Ghigoarță at the 2022 European Championships
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Espoir
2019 Elek Matolay Memorial 4
Petrom Cup 5
Romanian Junior Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Junior
2020 Romanian Championships 10 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021 Romanian Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4
Tournoi International 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 City of Jesolo Trophy 4 6 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Romanian Junior Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Petrom Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Youth Olympic Festival 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5
European Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 6
Romanian Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Gymnova Cup 10 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Romanian Junior Individual Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Senior
2023
European Championships 5 19 6
Heidelberg Friendly 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 10
2024
European Championships 4
RomGym Trophy 5 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Olympic Games 7 22

References

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  1. ^ "Amalia Alexandra Ghigoarță". Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee (in Romanian). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Ghigoarta Amalia - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  3. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (31 March 2019). "2019 Elek Matolay Memorial Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  4. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (10 June 2019). "2019 Petrom Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (18 June 2019). "2019 Romanian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  6. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (21 November 2020). "2020 Romanian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (19 September 2021). "2021 Romanian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (22 November 2021). "2021 Tournoi International Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  9. ^ "U.S. athletes earn 14 medals, six gold, on final day of 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy". USA Gymnastics. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  10. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (4 July 2022). "2022 Romanian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  11. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 July 2022). "2022 Petrom Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Kevric and Romanian juniors golden at #EYOF2022". European Gymnastics. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  13. ^ "The 2022 junior European all-around and team Champions … Helen Kevric (GER) and Italy!". European Gymnastics. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women Juniors Apparatus Finals Uneven Bars" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Women Juniors Apparatus Finals Balance Beam" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  16. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (3 October 2022). "2022 Romanian Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  17. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (13 November 2022). "2022 Gymnova Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  18. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (28 November 2022). "2022 Romanian Junior Individual Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  19. ^ "10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Team Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  20. ^ "10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics All-Around Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  21. ^ "10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women Artistic Gymnastics Apparatus Results" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  22. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (9 September 2023). "2023 Heidelberg Friendly Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Gimnastica românească revine la Jocurile Olimpice după 12 ani" [Romanian gymnastics returns to the Olympic Games after 12 years]. TV Info ro (in Romanian). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  24. ^ Buhler, Ashlee (2 October 2023). "A New Beginning - Romania clinches Olympic team berth for first time since 2012". Inside Gymnastics Magazine. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  25. ^ Deliu, Anda (5 May 2024). "Amalia Ghigoarță a evoluat la trei aparate în finala pe echipe de la Europeanul de la Rimini" [Amalia Ghigoartă performed on three apparatuses in the team finals at the European in Rimini]. Timisplus (in Romanian). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  26. ^ Deliu, Anda (30 June 2024). "Amalia Ghigoarță, medalie la RomGym Trophy și prezență la Jocurile Olimpice de la Paris" [Amalia Ghigoartă, medal at the RomGym Trophy and presence at the Olympic Games in Paris]. Timisplus (in Romanian). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  27. ^ Cojocaru, Ionuț (1 July 2024). "Gimnastică artistică S-a stabilit lotul final pentru Jocurile Olimpice" [Artistic gymnastics The final team for the Olympic Games has been determined]. Golazo.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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