PROFILES

Photo © Matt Barber

Name: Cristina Bontas

Birthdate: December 15, 1973

Hometown: Bacau, Romania

Coach: Octavian Belu (CSS Cetate Deva)

Notables: scored a 10.0 on floor during the all-around at the 1989 Worlds

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AA
TM
1992 Tokyo Cup 1st 3rd 2nd      
1992 Chunichi Cup 2nd 6th   1st 2nd  
1992 Olympic Games     4th 3rd 4th 2nd
1992 ROM Nationals   3rd 2nd 1st 2nd  
1991 Tokyo Cup     2nd 2nd    
1991 Chunichi Cup     2nd 2nd 3rd  
1991 DTB Cup 2nd 3rd   1st 4th  
1991 World Championships 4th 7th 8th 1st 3rd 3rd
1991 ROM Nationals     1st 1st    
1991 Dutch Open 1st   1st 1st 4th  
1990 World Cup 7th 7th 3rd 7th 6th  
1990 DTB Cup 3rd   3rd 2nd 4th  
1990 ROM Nationals 2nd   1st 2nd 1st  
1990 Blume Memorial         11th  
1990 European Championships 2nd 7th   7th 7th  
1990 ROM International         2nd  
1989 Tokyo Cup 2nd     7th    
1989 Chunichi Cup         3rd  
1989 World Championships 2nd     3rd 4th 2nd
1989 European Championships 3rd     3rd 9th  
1989 French International 5th 4th   4th 3rd  
1989 ROM International         2nd  
1988 Balkan Championships         1st 1st
1988 Champions All         1st  
1988 Jr. European Championships       7th 3rd  
1988 Catania Cup 2nd 1st   2nd 3rd  
1988 Druzbha Tournament 3rd 8th 3rd 1st 4th 2nd
1987 Japan Junior International 1st 2nd   1st 2nd  
1987 Blume Memorial         5th  
1987 Kosice International 4th 2nd 1st 5th 1st  
1987 Druzbha Tournament 3d   1st 3rd 3rd 1st
1986 Cottbus Cup     1st      


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Photos © Matt Esler, Matt Barber, Sato Takeo

Skill Highlights - 1991 World Championships 


VT: Yurchenko layout full, piked Cuervo

UB: giant 1/1 + Tkatchev caught in mixed grip + drop to low bar, Gienger, double tuck

BB: roundoff + flip flop mount + flip flop + layout stepout + layout stepout, sissone + sissone + flip flop, flip flop + back pike, switch leap + sissone + beat jump, roundoff + flip flop + double tuck

FX: double layout full-in, whip 1/1 thru to double tuck, double turn, tuck full-in


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