Raluca Haidu (born 20 November 1994 in Petroşani, Romania) is a

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artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which assigns the '' Code of Points'' used ...

. She is a European gold (2012) and bronze (2010) medallist with the team. Individually, she is a European bronze medallist on beam.International Gymnast Magazine
Russian women reclaim European title, by Amanda Turner, May 1, 2010International Gymnast Magazine
Tweddle, Russia bid golden farewell to Birmingham, by Amanda Turner, May 2, 2010 She also placed fourth with the team and ninth in the women's all around at the 2010 World Championships.

Early life and career

Haidu started to train for gymnastics at CSS Deva sports club. She was one of the main characters of a 2004 TV documentary ("The secret of Deva") about the life of gymnasts in Deva's famous sports boarding school.IMDB
"The secret of Deva" at IMDB.com This documentary, directed by Anca Miruna Lazarescu, received several awards at prestigious international film festivals.
The secrets of Deva Haidu had a promising junior career medaling at various international competitions. For example, she won bronze on floor and silver with the team at the 10th European Youth Olympic Festival.International Gymnast Magazine
Komova, Belyavsky win EYOF all around titles, by Amanda Turner, July 23, 2010
10th European Youth Olympic Festival

Senior career

2010

Haidu's senior debut at a major international event was at the 2010 European Championships. Here she contributed to the team bronze medal by competing on all four events. Individually, she won bronze on balance beam. In October she was selected in the national team to compete at the 2010 World Championships. Here she helped her team qualify in the fourth position by competing on all four events (balance beam, vault, beam and uneven bars).International Gymnast Magazine
Russia on top as qualifications conclude, by Amanda Turner, October 17, 2010 Individually, she qualified in the all around event (12th place). She ended her first world championships experience by placing fourth with the team and ninth all around.International Gymnast Magazine
Schedule, start lists, and results, October 2010

2011

In the spring of 2011, Haidu was not selected in the team for the

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, but competed at some international meets. At the 2011 Glasgow World Cup, Haidu won the all around bronze after teammate Amelia Racea (gold) and

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(silver)Glasgow 2011 Results
FIG ART World Cup 2011, Glasgow (GBR) 2011 Apr 14–17, Artistic Gymnastics Results, Men and Women and won the Brno mixed-pair event together with Cristian Bățagă.International Gymnast Magazine
Haidu, Bataga best at Brno Grand Prix, by Amanda Turner, May 28, 2011 In August 2011 she had a good showing at the Romanian Championships where she won the all-around bronze behind Ana Porgras and Amelia Racea, and silver on vault and uneven bars.Gymnastics Results
Romanian Championships Women, Onesti (ROU) 2011 August 26–28, Artistic Gymnastics Results She was then selected to the Romanian team for the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo. Here she helped the team to qualify (and finish in) fourth place; the top-eight finish secured the team a place at the

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. Individually, Haidu qualified in 10th place for the all around final,Gymnastics Results
43rd Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Tokyo (JPN) 2011 October 7–16, Artistic Gymnastics Results but in the final she placed 18th after a fall on vault.

2012

After good performances at some international friendly meets, she was selected over teammate Diana ChelaruThe couch gymnast
Road to Euros: Battle to make the Romanian team, Brigid McCarthy, May 4, 2012 in the Romanian team for the 2012 European Championships. Here she contributed to the team gold by competing only on uneven bars.European Union of Gymnastics
29th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haidu, Raluca 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Petroșani Romanian female artistic gymnasts European champions in gymnastics 21st-century Romanian sportswomen