Nickname
Lizi (Facebook profile, 09 Jun 2017)
Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
English, Romanian
Club
CSA Steaua Bucuresti [Romania]
Coach
Maria Girba [national], ROU (stiripesurse.ro, 15 Mar 2017)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age seven. (news.ro, 03 Aug 2016)
Reason for taking up the sport
"I first saw the sport at kindergarten. I liked it immediately and asked my mother to take me to a gymnastics class. It was not too hard at the beginning, but slowly I started to train more and more. I loved it." (news.ro, 03 Aug 2016)
Ambitions
To win a medal at the world championships, and to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (agerpres.ro, 30 Mar 2017; digi24.ro, 19 Aug 2016)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and finishing fourth in the individual all-around competition at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, Republic of China. (gsp.ro, 21 Aug 2016)
Rituals
She always brings soft toys to her competitions. (news.ro, 03 Aug 2016)
Additional information
Awards
She was named the 2014 and 2016 Rhythmic Gymnast of the Year by the Romanian Federation of Rhythmic Gymnastics. (realitatea.net, 14 Dec 2016; agerpres.ro, 19 Dec 2014)
Last update : 2017-08-09