Lavinia Agache's Biography

Lavinia Agache was born on February 11, 1966 in Caiute. She was a
prominent member of the Romanian team for many years, but was
often overshadowed by her better-known teammates. Lavinia was not
without her fans though, especially after the 1983 Worlds, where she
was the only gymnast to qualify to all 4 event finals. She made the
1984 Olympic team which made history by winning it's only team
gold medal to date. Sadly, Lavinia had to retire in 1985 following a
knee injury at the 1985 World University Games. She was 19. She
appeared in the 1991 World Professional Championships & decided
to stay in the USA following the performance. On March 5, 1995
she married Tom Carney in Boca Raton, Florida, where she had been
coaching. A few years later the couple moved to California to coach
in Bakersfield, but in late 1999 again returned to Florida. Lavinia
now coaches in Orlando, while her husband works for the Boca
Raton Police.


                               last updated: March 9, 2000