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Aurelia Dobre

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Aurelia Dobre
Dobre in 1988
Personal information
Full nameAurelia Dobre
Nickname(s)Aurie
Country represented Romania
Born (1972-11-16) 16 November 1972 (age 51)
Bucharest, Romania
Spouse
Boz Mofid
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(m. 1992)​
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight42 kg (93 lb)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International
GymDeva National Training Center
Head coach(es)Adrian Goreac
Retired1989
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Rotterdam Team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Rotterdam All-Around
Gold medal – first place 1987 Rotterdam Balance Beam
Silver medal – second place 1989 Stuttgart Team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Rotterdam Vault
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Rotterdam Floor Exercise

Aurelia Dobre (born 16 November 1972) is a former artistic gymnast and the 1987 world all-around champion. She is the 1987 world champion on the balance beam and the bronze medalist on the vault and floor exercise, as well, and scored five perfect 10s at these championships.

Dobre was also a member of the silver medal-winning Romanian teams at the 1988 Summer Olympics[1] and the 1989 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. However, her career was cut short because of two major injuries and a growth spurt.[citation needed]

For years, Dobre was thought to be the youngest world all-around champion ever, having won her title at the age of 14 years and 352 days, until it was found that Olga Bicherova's age had been falsified at the 1981 World Championships,[2] and that Bicherova had been 13 when she won her title.

Post-retirement

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She received an award at the Romanian Gymnastics Federation's 100-year anniversary celebration[3] and was formally recognised as one of the Romanian gymnasts to have scored a perfect 10.[4] In May 2016, she was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[5]

In 1991, Dobre moved to the United States and in 1992 married Iranian gymnastics coach Boz Mofid. They have four sons who are YouTube personalities: Cyrus, Darius, and twins Lucas and Marcus. Dobre was a choreographer and dance coach at the Dobre Gymnastics Academy in Maryland until 2020, when she decided to retire and close the gym.[5][6][7]

Competition History

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Year Event AA Team VT UB BB FX
Junior
1982 Bucharest v. Moscow 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1983 City of Popes Junior International 8
Dynamo Spartakiade 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior Balkan Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Junior ROM-GDR Dual Meet 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
ROM Championships (Category II) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1984 Druzhba 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6
Moscow News 4 5 7
Riga International 4 7 5 5
Avignon International 4
Junior Romanian Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Romanian Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1985 Druzhba 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Junior Balkan Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Avignon International 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
International Junior Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Senior
1986 Avignon International 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Junior European Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Junior FRA-ROM Dual Meet 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Romanian Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
ROM-CSSR Dual Meet 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1987 Dynamo Spartakiade 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Romanian Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Chunichi Cup 6 4 4 8
Tokyo Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1988 DTB Cup 6 6 6 6
Olympic Games 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2 7
Chunichi Cup 6 4 4 8
Tokyo Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1989 Rome Grand Prix 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1991 World Professional Championships 7

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aurelia Dobre". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ FIG Clears Chinese Champions. International Gymnast Magazine (1 October 2008)
  3. ^ UN SECOL DE AUR. prosport.ro (16 September 2006)
  4. ^ Romanian Gymnastics celebrated at Presidential Palace. romanian-gymnastics.com (16 September 2006)
  5. ^ a b Aurelia Dobre. ighof.com
  6. ^ AURELIA DOBRE. romanian-gymnastics.com
  7. ^ Meyers, Dvora (21 July 2017). "Popular Twin Vloggers Are The Sons Of Former Romanian World Champion Gymnast". Deadspin. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Gymn Forum: Aurelia Dobre Biography".
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