Ecaterina Szabo

Ecaterina Szabo (Hungarian: Szabó Katalin, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsɒboː ˈkɒtɒlin]; born 22 January 1967) is a former Romanian artistic gymnast who won 20 Olympic, world and continental medals.

Ecaterina Szabo Tamas
Szabo in 1985
Personal information
Country represented Romania
Born (1968-01-22) 22 January 1968
Zagon, Romania
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team1983–87 (ROM)
ClubLiceul Sportiv Deva
Head coach(es)Adrian Goreac
Assistant coach(es)Adrian Stan, Maria Cosma
Former coach(es)Márta Károlyi, Béla Károlyi, Mihai Agoston
Retired1987
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
1984 Los AngelesTeam
1984 Los AngelesVault
1984 Los AngelesBalance beam
1984 Los AngelesFloor
1984 Los AngelesAll-around
World Championships
1983 BudapestFloor
1987 RotterdamTeam
1983 BudapestTeam
1983 BudapestVault
1983 BudapestUneven bars
1985 MontrealTeam
1985 MontrealVault
1985 MontrealBalance beam
1983 BudapestAll-around
1987 RotterdamBalance beam
World Cup Final
1986 BeijingVault
European Championships
1983 GothenburgUneven bars
1983 GothenburgFloor exercise
1983 GothenburgVault
1985 HelsinkiVault
1983 GothenburgAll-around

Szabo won gold medals in the 1984 Olympics in three individual events (vault, balance beam (tie), and floor exercise), won the all-around silver medal, and contributed to the team gold. With her four gold medals and a silver medal, Szabo was the most successful athlete at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Afterwards, she led her team to the world title at the 1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, defeating the USSR in the team competition for only the second time in the history of the competition. In 2000, Szabo was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

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