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Ecaterina Szabo
Romanian nationality, ethnic Hungarian artistic gymnast
The native form of this personal name is Szabó Katalin. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Ecaterina Szabo (Hungarian: Szabó Katalin, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈsɒboːˈkɒtɒlin]; born 22 January 1968) is a former Romanianartistic gymnast who won 20 Olympic, world and continental medals.
Szabo won gold medals in the 1984 Olympics in three individual events (vault, balance beam (tie), and floor exercise), won the all-around silver medal, and contributed to the team gold. With her four gold medals and a silver medal, Szabo was the most successful athlete at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Afterwards, she led her team to the world title at the 1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, defeating the USSR in the team competition for only the second time in the history of the competition. In 2000, Szabo was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[ • Gymnastics events have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1896.[1] Romanian female gymnasts have participated in every Olympic Games since 1952 except for 1968.[2] A total of 74 female gymnasts have represented Romania. Romanian women have won 62 medals at the Olympics – 12 in team all-around, 11 in individual all-around, 10 in balance beam, 13 in floor exercise, 11 in vault, and 5 in uneven bars. The medals include 24 golds.[3] Romania medaled in the team all-around in every Summer Olympics between 1976 and 2012, winning golds in 1984, 2000, and 2004.[2] Eight Romanian female gymnasts have won at least four medals at the Olympic Games: Nadia Comăneci (nine), Simona Amânar (seven), Lavinia Miloșovici (six), Daniela Silivaș (six), Gina Gogean (five), Cătălina Ponor (five), Ecaterina Szabo (five), and Sandra Izbașa (four).[4][5][6][7][8 • Country represented Romania Born January 22 1967 (1967-01-22) (age 58) Years on National Team 1983-1987 Coach(es) Adrian Goreac, Adrian Stan, Maria Cosma Current status Retired Ecaterina Szabo (Hungarian: Szabó Katalin) (born January 22, 1967 in Zagon, Covasna County) is an ethnic Hungarian former artistic gymnast from Romania who won 20 Olympic, world and continental medals. Although perhaps most notable for winning the all-around silver in the 1984 Olympics after an epic clash with Mary Lou Retton of the US, Szabo won gold medals in three of the individual events (vault, balance beam (tie), and floor exercise) and contributed to the team gold. With her four gold medals and a silver medal, Szabo was the most successful athlete at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Afterward, she led her team to the world List of Olympic female artistic gymnasts for Romania
Ecaterina Szabo
Szabo at the 1984 Olympic Games
Zagon, Covasna County, Romania
Bela and Marta Karolyi (former)