Teodora Ungureanu's Biography

Teodora Ungureanu was born on November 13, 1960 in Resita. She
first competed on the Romanian team in 1971 at age 11. In 1976 she
made the Olympic team & again made the 1978 Worlds team. She
will always be remembered as one of the best gymnasts ever from
Romania, but was unfortunatly often overshadowed for most of her
international career since she competed along side Nadia Comaneci...
who happened to be her best friend too. Teodora retired in 1979 after
the 1979 World University Games when she was nearly 19. She married
former Romanian gymnast Sorin Cepoi & the couple moved to the
USA. The have 1 daughter who's now a gymnast herself. They currently
reside in New York & are coaching.


                                     
last updated: April 5, 2000

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