PROFILES

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Name: Ekaterina Szabo

Birthdate: January 22, 1966

Hometown: Zagon, Romania

Coach: Adrian Goreac, Adrian Stan, Maria Cosma (Cetate Deva); coached by Bela Karolyi prior to his defection to the US in 1981

Notables: first gymnast to win two Jr. European AA titles (Alexandra Marinescu is the only other); has coached at Deva & in France; married with one son; inducted into the IGHOF in 2000

Meet
VT
UB
BB
FX
AA
TM
1987 University Games 2nd   2nd   5th 2nd
1987 World Championships     3rd   14th 1st
1987 Madrid Grand Prix 1st 2nd 1st 1st    
1986 World Cup 3rd 5th 4th   4th  
1986 DTB Cup       2nd 2nd  
1985 University Games 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd
1985 World Championships   6th 2nd 4th 5th 2nd
1985 Swiss Cup         2nd  
1985 DTB Cup 1st 2nd 4th 3rd 2nd  
1985 Europeans 2nd   6th 6th 5th  
 1985 ROM International         1st  
1984 Chunichi Cup     3rd 3rd 1st  
1984 Olympic Games 1st   1st 1st 2nd 1st
1984 ROM International         2nd  
1983 World Championships 2nd 2nd   1st 3rd 2nd
1983 Europeans 2nd 1st   1st 3rd  
1983 ROM International   1st 1st 1st 1st  
1982 Jr. Europeans 1st 2nd 4th 1st 1st  
1982 ROM International   1st   1st 1st  
1981 Japan Junior Int'l 2nd 2nd   1st 3rd  
1981 ROM International 3rd          
1980 Chunichi Cup     1st   17th  
1980 Jr. Europeans 1st 4th 1st 1st 1st  


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Photos © Gymphoto, AP, Amanda Turner

Skill Highlights - 1984 Olympic Games 


VT: piked Cuervo

UB: straddled vault 1/2 over low mount, forward hip circle + Jaeger + drop to low, toe-on 1 1/2 spin on low, Tkatchev, double tuck

BB: press to straddle planche mount, flip flop + flip flop + flip flop + flip flop, split leap + split jump, flip flop + layout stepout, Valdez to straddle split, roundoff + double tuck

FX: piked full-in, 1 1/2 twist through to 1 1/2 twist + front tuck, double tuck


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