Aura Andreea Munteanu, known as Andreea Munteanu (born September 20, 1988, Constanţa), is a world-class Romanian gymnast. September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... County ConstanÅ£a Mayor Radu Åžtefan Mazăre Area 1121. ... Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics or rhythmic gymnastics. ...

Andreea became interested in gymnastics in 1994 after watching a competition on television. Inspired by the meet, she began using her mother's bed as a makeshift vault, prompting her parents to enroll her for lessons at the CSS Farul Constanta club. She progressed well in the sport, and was accepted to train at the Deva national training center in October 2002. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated like the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... Look up October in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Less than a year after beginning her training at Deva, in 2003, Munteanu became the Romanian National Champion. Later that year she was selected as part of the Romanian team for the 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. The Romanians had disappointing team competition, losing the title they had held for eight years, however, they still finished the meet in second place. In the all-around competition, Munteanu finished fifteenth after a fall on the uneven bars. In the floor exercise final, her cheeky, artistic routine, choreographed by Adriana Pop, earned her a fourth-place finish and praise from commentators and gymnastics fans. The 37th World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Anaheim, a city in the U.S., in 2003. ... The uneven bars or asymmetric bars is a artistic gymnastics apparatus. ... A Canadian gymnast trains on a floor. ...

Munteanu did not compete at the 2004 European Championships, but was selected for the Romanian team for the 2004 Olympics in Athens. However, days before the Olympics began, she was forced to withdraw, suffering from shin splints. Her recovery was predicted to take six months, however, new injuries and major changes in the Romanian gymnastics system, including the resignation of head coaches Octavian Belu and Mariana Bitang, delayed her return to competitive form. The Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, commonly known as the 2004 Summer Olympics were the 28th Summer Olympic Games. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα, Athína (IPA: )) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world, named after goddess Athena. ... // Definition Shin splints is a colloquial term which refers to pain in the anterior and medial areas of the lower leg. ... Romanian gymnastics coach, head of the National Team 1988-2005. ...

As of 2006, Munteanu is training with new national team head coach Nicolae Forminte in Deva. She did not compete at the 2006 European Championships, but is still considered to be in contention for the Romanian team at the 2006 Worlds.

References

• Bio at Romanian Gymnastics
• Romanian Power: Andreea Munteanu profile