Simona Amânar (born October 7, 1979 in Constanţa) is a Romanian gymnast. October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Constanţa (old names: Kustendji, Kustendja, Köstence, Constantza) is a seaport on the Black Sea and the capital of Constanţa county, Romania. ... Romania (formerly spelled Rumania or Roumania; Romanian: România) is a country in southeastern Europe. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinaesthetic awareness. ...

Amânar began participating in gymnastics as a 6-year-old, and became a national team member in 1994, winning the World and European team titles that year. The following year, she was again part of the winning Romanian team at the World Championships, while winning an individual gold medal in the vault, her strongest event. 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The vault, formerly known as vaulting horse, is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. ...

At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Amânar would win that same event. In the all-around competition, due to a fall in team compulsories, she hadn't placed for the final. However, in a scenario similar to the 1992 Olympic substitution by the Unified Team of Tatiana Gutsu for Roza Galieva, Amânar was favored instead of teammate Alexandra Marinescu because she had the highest optional all-around score among women. She eventually ended up sharing the bronze medal with teammate Lavinia Milosovici behind Lilia Podkopayeva of the Ukraine (gold) and Romanian Gina Gogean. She won two more medals, a silver in the floor exercise and a bronze in the team all-around. Categories: 1996 Summer Olympics ... Lilia Alexandrovna Podkopayeva (born August 15, 1978 in Donetsk) is a Ukrainian gymnast, and the 1996 Olympic all-around champion. ... A Canadian gymnast trains on a floor. ...

Ironically Amânar would again replace a higher performing Marinescu in the 1997 World All-Around Championships. She would win the silver medal behind Svetlana Khorkina of Russia. Svetlana Vasilievna Khorkina (Russian: Светлана Васильевна Хоркина, born January 19, 1979) is Russias most successful female gymnast; winner of several world championship events and Olympic medals. ...

Amânar continued to be a top performer in the horse vault, winning the world title again in 1997, and team titles in 1997 and 1999.

At the 2000 Summer Olympics, the top favourite for the all-around title, Svetlana Khorkina of Russia, stumbled in a number of events, leaving the title up for grabs for the three Romanian women competing in the final. Andrea Răducan finished first, trailed by Amânar and Maria Olaru. However, it was later discovered that Răducan had used a cold medicine containing banned substances. Although she was not banned, and her results in other events were allowed to stand, Răducan was stripped of her gold medal, which now went to Amânar instead. Earlier in the Olympics, the Romanian women had already secured the team title. In the floor exercise, she won her seventh Olympic medal, a bronze one. Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics ... Svetlana Vasilievna Khorkina (Russian: Светлана Васильевна Хоркина, born January 19, 1979) is Russias most successful female gymnast; winner of several world championship events and Olympic medals. ... The Russian Federation (Russian: Росси́йская Федера́ция, transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija), or Russia (Russian: Росси́я, transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija), is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Maria Olaru Maria Olaru was born on June 4th, in Falticeni, Romania. ...