bontas

-name:Cristina Bontas
-birthdtae:5 December 1973
-hometown: Bacau
-homeclub:CSS Bacau
-coached by Mihai & Dorina Sandulescu
-has a brother and a sister
-retired in 1993
-started gymnastics age 7
-Nadia was her beam coach 'til her defection
- In Deva, her best friend
was Maria Neculita
-in 1991 she competed for the italian club: Gal Lissonne
-Iin Onesti her best friends were Iuliana
Filip & Florentina Cimpureanu.
-least favourite event: Bars
-favorite events were floor & beam.
-she was the second and there for non-travilng alternate for the 1988 olympics
-she first coached in Romania and did some commentaries at gymnastics meet at the tv.later she coached in Italy and in Wales,she then moved to Hamilton,
Ontario, Canada to coach at Mountain Star Gymnastics.
-In 1998 she
returned to Romania & married Gabi Tataru. Without her new husband,
Cristina had to return to Canada, but was soon joined by Gabi once his
immigration papers went through.
-In May 1999 the couple had their
first child, a girl named Elisa Raluca Tataru.

1986
-Cottbus International: 1st B
1987
-Blume Memorial: 5th AA
-Intl. Junior Championships: 2nd AA, 1st V, 1st FX, 2nd UB
-Kosice International: 1st AA, 1st B, 2nd UB, 4th V, 5th FX
1988
-Balkan Championships: 1st Team, 1st AA
-Catania Cup: 3rd AA, 1st UB, 2nd V, 2nd FX
-Champions All: 1st AA
-Jr. European Championships: 3rd AA, 7th FX
-Jr. Friendship Tournament (Druzhba): 4th AA, 1st FX, 3rd V
1989
-Chunichi Cup: 3rd AA
-CSSR-ROM Dual Meet: 1st Team, 1st AA
-European Championships: 9th AA, 3rd V, 3rd FX
-French International: 3rd AA, 4th UB, 4th FX, 5th VT
-International Championships of Romania: 2nd AA
-ROM-CSSR Dual Meet: 1st Team, 1st AA
-Rome Grand Prix: 1st AA
-Tokyo Cup: 2nd V, 7th FX
-World Championships: 2nd Team, 4th AA, 2VT, 3FX

1990
-Blume Memorial: 11th AA
-DTB Cup: 4th AA, 2nd FX, 3rd V, 3rd B
-European Championships: 7th AA, 2nd V, 7th UB, 7th FX
-French International: 19th AA
-GBR-ROM Dual Meet: 1st Team, 3rd AA
-HUN-ROM Dual Meet: 1st Team, 3rd AA
-International Championships of Romania: 2nd AA
-ROM Championships: 1st AA, 1st B, 2nd V, 2nd FX
-ROM-TCH Dual Meet: 1st Team, 2nd AA
-World Cup: 6th AA, 3rd B, 7th V, 7th UB, 7th FX
1991
-BEL-FRA-ROM-URS Meet: 1st AA ,1 team
-Chunichi Cup: 3rd AA, 2nd B, 2nd FX
-DTB Cup: 4th AA, 1st FX, 2nd V, 3rd UB
-Dutch Open: 4th AA, 1st V, 1st B, 1st FX
-ROM Championships: 1st B, 1st FX
-ROM-GER Dual Meet: 1st Team, 1st AA
-ROM-ITA Dual Meet: 1st Team, 2nd AA
-Tokyo Cup: 2nd B, 2nd FX
-USA-ROM Dual Meet: 7th AA
-World Championships: 3Team, 3AA, 1 FX, 4 V, 7UB, 8 B
1992
-Chunichi Cup: 2nd AA, 1st FX, 2nd V, 6th UB
-FRA-ROM Dual Meet: 1st Team, 3rd AA
-HUN-ROM Dual Meet: 1st Team, 3rd AA
-Olympic Games: 2nd Team, 4th AA, 4th B, 3rd FX
-ROM Championships: 2nd AA, 1st FX, 2nd B, 3rd UB
-ROM-GER Dual Meet: 1st Team, 1st AA
-Tokyo Cup: 1st V, 2nd B, 3rd UB