Eugenia Popa (born 10 September 1973 in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...

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) is a retired Romanian

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.Gymnastics Greats
Whatever happened to Eugenia Popa? She won two world championship medals with the team: a silver medal in 1989
1989 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Women’s Team and a bronze medal in 1991.
1991 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Women’s Team She was an alternate to the 1992 silver winning Romanian Olympic team. After retirement she became a coach of artistic gymnastics. She currently coaches at Salto Gymnastics Centre in

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.International Gymnast Magazine
Interview: Eugenia Popa(Romania), by John Crumlish, October 23, 2008

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Living people Gymnasts from Bucharest Romanian female artistic gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships 1973 births 20th-century Romanian sportswomen {{Romania-artistic-gymnastics-bio-stub