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Romanian artistic gymnast

Celestina Popa
Personal information
Full nameCelestina Stefania Popa
Born (1970-07-12) 12 July 1970 (age 54)
Ploiești, Romania
ResidenceVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height145 cm (4 ft 9 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Romania
Head coach(es)Adrian Goreac, Maria Cosma, Octavian Bellu
Former coach(es)Leana Sima
Eponymous skillsPopa (floor)
Retired1989
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team competition
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Rotterdam Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1985 Montreal Team competition

Celestina Stefania Popa-Toma (born 12 July 1970) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast, who competed internationally between 1985 and 1988. She is an Olympic silver medalist and a world gold and silver medalist with the team. She is best known for her eponymous straddle pike jump with full turn on floor as well as for her flexibility and style.

Career

In 1984 Popa placed second at the Romanian Junior Nationals and she became a member of the national team. In 1985 she was a member of the silver medal-winning team at the 1985 World Championships. Also in 1985, she was the all around champion, vault and beam gold medalist at the International Chunichi Cup in Japan.

Together with Aurelia Dobre, Camelia Voinea, Eugenia Golea, Daniela Silivaș and Ecaterina Szabo, Popa was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the 1987 World Championships in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. In 1988 she won the silver medal with the team at the Olympics and placed tenth all around in the preliminaries.

Eponymous skill

Popa has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty
Floor exercise Popa Straddle pike jump with 1/1 turn (360°) C
  1. Valid for the 2022-2024 Code of Points

Post retirement

After retiring from competitions in 1989 she studied at a sport school in Bucharest until 1991, and in 1994 graduated from university with a degree in physical education. She hold the National Romanian Coaching Certification Level III. Popa has been coaching since 1991, and since 1994 she has been a recreational coach at Flicka Gymnastics in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is married to fellow former Romanian gymnast Flaviu Toma, who was a longtime head coach and technical director at Flicka. In 2009, she opened her own gym "Celestina Popa Gymnastics" in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Celestina Popa". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ Celestina Stefania Popa. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. Gymn-Forum Celestina Popa
  4. ^ "Coaches: Celestina Popa". Flicka Gymnastics. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008.
  5. "Women's artistic Gymnastics. Code of points 2009-2012, page 167". FIG. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2008.
  6. ^ Crumlish, John (24 June 2009). "Celestina Popa Jumps into Gym Ownership". International Gymnast Magazine.
  7. "2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. pp. 152, 211. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

World Champions in Artistic Gymnastics – Women's Team Competition
1987:  Romania (ROM), Aurelia Dobre, Eugenia Golea, Celestina Popa, Daniela Silivaș, Ecaterina Szabo, Camelia Voinea
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