Mariana Bitang (born August 3, 1962, in Râmnicu Sărat) is a coach for the Romanian national women's

artistic gymnastics Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...

team. Along with her partner, Octavian Bellu, she helped Romania win five consecutive team gold medals at the

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from 1994 to 2001 and team gold medals at the

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and 2004 Summer Olympics.Turner, Amanda (10 October 2010)
"Bellu: Romanians Must Challenge Themselves"
intlgymnast.com. Retrieved 27 May 2013. In 2005, Bitang retired from coaching and became an adviser to Romanian President

Traian Băsescu Traian Băsescu (; born 4 November 1951) is a conservative Romanian politician who served as President of Romania from 2004 to 2014. Prior to his presidency, Băsescu served as Romanian Minister of Transport on multiple occasions between 1991 a ...

.Normile, Dwight (30 July 2008
"Has Paul Hamm Really Retired?"
intlgymnast.com. Retrieved 27 May 2013. She and Bellu began coaching the women's team again in 2010.

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