Alina Stănculescu
| Alina Stănculescu | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alina Georgiana Stănculescu |
| Born | 23 April 1990 Bucharest, Romania |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented | Romania |
| Club | CSS 3 Steaua Bucharest |
| Head coach(es) | Nicolae Forminte |
| Former coach(es) | Octavian Bellu |
Medal record | |
Alina Georgiana Stănculescu (born 29 April 1990) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She won a silver medal in the team event at the 2006 European Championships. Earlier in her career, she won the balance beam title at the 2004 Junior European Championships, and she won two silver medals at the 2005 European Youth Olympic Festival.
Gymnastics career
Stănculescu placed sixth in the junior all-around at the 2004 Romanian Championships.[1] She was selected to compete at the 2004 Junior European Championships in Amsterdam, where the Romanian team won the silver medal behind Russia. Individually, she advanced to the balance beam final and won the gold medal with a score of 9.312.[2]
At the 2005 European Youth Olympic Festival, Stănculescu helped Romania win the silver medal in the team event alongside Sandra Izbașa and Andrea Stanescu.[3] She also won a silver medal on the balance beam, behind Russia's Karina Myasnikova.[4]
Stănculescu competed at the 2006 European Championships in Volos with a stress fracture in her left tibia,[5] helping the Romanian team win the silver medal by competing on the balance beam and the floor exercise.[6] After this competition, she had surgery to repair her damaged tibia and could not train for over a year.[5]
After injuring her right leg two weeks before the 2008 Summer Olympics, Stănculescu retired from gymnastics.[5]
Personal life
Stănculescu graduated from the National University of Physical Education and Sport. She became a make-up artist, and in 2014, she opened her own beauty salon in Bucharest.[5][7]
References
- ^ "2004 Romanian Championships". Gymn Forum. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
- ^ "25thEuropean Championships Women's Juniors Artistic Gymnastics Amsterdam (NED) April 29 - May 2, 2004". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "8th European Youth Olympic Festival Lignano (Italy), 2005 July 3-8". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "Apparatus Results - Beam". Ligano 2005. 8 July 2005. Archived from the original on 22 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d Basescu, Mirela (15 April 2015). "Fostă campioană europeană la bârnă, acum make-up artist valoros. Alina Stănculescu a făcut o demonstrație a talentului său pe prietena și colega Sandra Izbașa, în studioul ProSport" [Former European balance beam champion, now a valuable make-up artist. Alina Stănculescu demonstrated her talent on her friend and colleague Sandra Izbașa, in the ProSport studio]. ProSport (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "2006 European Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women Volos (GRE) April 27 - 30, 2006". Gymnastics Results. Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ Nita, Ana (16 October 2014). "Fosta gimnasta Alina Stanculescu si-a deschis un beauty salon" [Former gymnast Alina Stanculescu opened a beauty salon]. Wow Biz ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 13 September 2025.
