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Nicoleta Onel's Biography | ||||
Nicoleta Onel was born on March 8, 1982 in Ploiesti. She began gymnastics at Petrolul Ploiesti & was a member of the national team from 1993-1998, although she didn't begin to make her mark until 1997. Little is known about her, except that she showed great potential, but unfortunatly in 1998 Nicoleta suffered a spine injury, ultimatly ending her career. After the injury, Octavian Belu kicked her off the national team. According to Nicoleta, "Belu, nor the Romanian Gymnastics Federation care about a gymnast after they have a serious injury". She was 16 when she retired. Nowdays, she has been offered a coaching contract in United Arab Emirates & she is very optimistic about this new opportunity. last updated: July 23, 2001 *THANKS TO NICOLETA HERSELF FOR HELPING ME UPDATE THIS BIO.* |