Nickname
Didi (revistatango.ro, 28 Jul 2012)
Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
English, Romanian
Club
CS Dinamo [Bucharest, ROU]
Coach
Mariana Bitang [national], ROU; Octavian Bellu [national], ROU (mediafax.ro, 18 Dec 2015)
International senior debut
2011 for Romania (prosport.ro, 13 Apr 2012)
Injuries
She has been diagnosed with necrosis in her knees, a condition that results in the death of cells in the bone tissue. (prosport.ro, 08 Jun 2015)
An injury to her right knee forced her to miss the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. She later underwent a knee reconstruction. (wogymnast.com, 06 Jun 2015; wogymnast.com, 08 Jun 2015)
She suffered a partial dislocation of her left kneecap in August 2014. The injury required surgery and she returned in March 2015 at a World Cup event in Doha, Qatar. (romaniajournal.ro, 27 Mar 2015; prosport.ro, 08 Jun 2015)
She suffered a knee injury that kept her out of the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. (romaniangymnast.com, 28 Mar 2014)
An ankle injury forced her to withdraw from the 2011 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. (romgym.ro, 15 Oct 2011)
In 2010 she underwent knee surgery due to worn cartilage and needed six months of recovery. (prosport.ro, 13 Apr 2012)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age four. (revistatango.ro, 28 Jul 2012)
Hero / Idol
Romanian gymnasts Nadia Comaneci and Andreea Raducan. (revistatango.ro, 28 Jul 2012)
Additional information
General
NAMED ELEMENT
Since 2011 an element on floor has been named after her. The Bulimar is a Johnson leap [switch leap with quarter-turn to side position] with an additional half-turn. (fulltwist.net, 11 Nov 2011)
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