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|image = Campionatul National de Gimnastica (1-3 iulie 2016) (27905849280).jpg
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|name = Catalina Ponor
  
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|country = [[Romania]]
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|country = Romania
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|sport = Gymnastics
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|sport = Artistic Gymnastics
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|olympics attended = [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]]; [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]]
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|olympics = Athens 2004
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|olympics2 = London 2012
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|olympics3 = Rio de Janeiro 2016
 
|gold = 3
  
|gold = 3
 
|silver = 1
  
|silver = 1
 
|bronze = 1
  
|bronze = 1
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|nickname = Black Tulip<br>Cătă
 
|birthdate = 20 August 1987
  
|birthdate = 20 August 1987
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|birthplace = Constanta, Romania
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|birthplace = Constanța, Constanța, Romania
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|height = 5ft 3in
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|height = 160
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|hometown = Bucharest, Romania
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|weight = 112lb |image = [[File: Ponor catalina.jpg]]
  
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|sort = Ponor, Catalina}}She competed at the 2004, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympic Games.
   
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Ponor arrived at her first Olympics in 2004 as a top medal favorite in the apparatus and all-around routines. She contributed scores on the vault, balance beam, and floor to help the Romanian women successfully defend their team all-around title. She returned to the apparatus finals to claim two more golds in the floor exercise and balance beam. Ponor became the first Romanian gymnast to win three gold medals at a single Olympiad since [[Daniela Silivaș]] attained the feat in 1988.
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'''Catalina Ponor''' was born on August 20, 1987 in Constanta, [[Romania]]. Ponor was a member of the [[Athens 2004|2004]] and [[London 2012|2012]] [[Romania|Romanian]] Olympic teams. Ponor was a triple gold medalist in 2004 and won a bronze and silver medal in 2012.
  
   
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Ponor retired from the sport in December 2007 because of ongoing injuries but returned to training with the Romanian women's gymnastics team four years later to prepare for her second Olympic bid. Eight years since her Olympic debut, she was officially selected to the Romanian team for her second Olympic appearance in London. There, she posted the highest mark on the balance beam to secure a podium spot for the Romanian women with a bronze in the team all-around. On the individual apparatus side, she added a silver to her career medal tally on the floor exercise. She tied for the third spot with the American favorite [[Alexandra Raisman]] on the balance beam but a higher execution score based on the tie-breaking procedure rules awarded the latter a bronze medal, with Ponor dropping out of the podium to fourth.
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==Major Results==
  
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Summer Olympics
  
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*2004 Team - 1st
  
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*2004 Balanca Beam - 1st
  
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*2004 Floor - 1st
  
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*2012 Team - 3rd
  
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*2012 Balance Beam - 4th
  
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*2012 Floor - 2nd
  
   
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When her team failed to register a spot in the team all-around for [[Rio de Janeiro 2016]], Ponor was selected as the lone Romanian gymnast on the women's side. She struggled to recapture her best form for another medal contention, finishing seventh in the balance beam final. She was also named as Romania's flag bearer during the [[Rio de Janeiro 2016/Opening ceremony|opening ceremony]], marking the first time for a gymnast to have accepted the role.
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World Championships
  
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*2003 Team - 2nd
  
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*2003 Balanca Beam - 2nd
  
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*2003 Floor - 2nd
  
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*2005 Balance Beam - 3rd
  
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*2007 Team - 3rd
  
   
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==Olympic Results==
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European Championships
  
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*2004 Team - 1st
  
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*2004 Balance Beam - 1st
  
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*2004 Floor - 1st
  
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*2005 Balance Beam - 1st
  
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*2006 Balance Beam - 1st
  
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|rowspan="5"|[[Gymnastics 2004|2004]]
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*2006 Team - 2nd
  
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|Women's individual all-around
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*2006 Floor - 3rd
  
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|64th
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*2012 Team - 1st
  
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*2012 Balance Beam - 1st
  
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|Women's team
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*2012 Floor - 2nd
  
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[[Category:Gymnasts]]
  
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|Women's floor
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[[Category:London 2012 Athletes]]
  
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[[Category:Team Romania]]
  
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[[Category:Athens 2004 Athletes]]
  
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|Women's vault
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[[Category:Gold Medalists]]
  
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|Q5
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[[Category:Bronze Medalists]]
  
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[[Category:Silver Medalists]]
  
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|Women's balance beam
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|rowspan="3"|[[Gymnastics 2012|2012]]
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|Women's team
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|{{AthBronze}}
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|Women's floor
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|{{AthSilver}}
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|Women's balance beam
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|4th
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|rowspan="2"|[[Gymnastics 2016|2016]]
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|Women's floor
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|14th
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|Women's balance beam
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|7th
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===2004===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 50%; border:1px solid #c0c0c0; cellspacing=1; cellpadding=1; text-align:center"
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!Discipline
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!Stage
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!Score
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|rowspan="2"|Individual all-around
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|Qualification
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|28.962
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|-
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|Final
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|Did not advance
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|rowspan="2"|Team
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|Qualification
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|152.436<br>(28.962)
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|-
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|Final
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|114.283<br>(28.924)
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|-
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|rowspan="2"|Floor
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|Qualification
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|9.687
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|-
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|Final
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|9.750
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|-
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|rowspan="2"|Vault
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|Qualification
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|9.500
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|-
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|Final
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|Did not advance
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|-
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|rowspan="2"|Balance beam
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|Qualification
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|9.775
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|Final
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|9.787
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|}
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===2012===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 50%; border:1px solid #c0c0c0; cellspacing=1; cellpadding=1; text-align:center"
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!Discipline
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!Stage
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!Score
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|rowspan="2"|Team
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|Qualification
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|176.264<br>({{#expr:15.133+15.033+14.600}})
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|-
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|Final
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|176.414<br>({{#expr:15.100+15.200}}00)
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|-
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|rowspan="2"|Floor
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|Qualification
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|14.600
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|-
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|Final
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|15.200
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|-
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|rowspan="2"|Balance beam
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|Qualification
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|15.033
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|-
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|Final
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|15.066
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|}
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===2016===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 50%; border:1px solid #c0c0c0; cellspacing=1; cellpadding=1; text-align:center"
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!Discipline
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!Stage
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!Score
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|-
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|rowspan="2"|Floor
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|Qualification
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|14.200
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|-
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|Final
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|Did not advance
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|-
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|rowspan="2"|Balance beam
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|Qualification
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|14.900
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|Final
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|14.000
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Latest revision as of 05:26, 16 December 2023

Cătălina Ponor has competed for Romania Cătălina Ponor has won 3 gold medals at the Olympic Games Cătălina Ponor has won 1 silver medal at the Olympic Games Cătălina Ponor has won 1 bronze medal at the Olympic Games

Cătălina Ponor is a gymnast who has competed for Romania. She competed at the 2004, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

Ponor arrived at her first Olympics in 2004 as a top medal favorite in the apparatus and all-around routines. She contributed scores on the vault, balance beam, and floor to help the Romanian women successfully defend their team all-around title. She returned to the apparatus finals to claim two more golds in the floor exercise and balance beam. Ponor became the first Romanian gymnast to win three gold medals at a single Olympiad since Daniela Silivaș attained the feat in 1988.

Ponor retired from the sport in December 2007 because of ongoing injuries but returned to training with the Romanian women's gymnastics team four years later to prepare for her second Olympic bid. Eight years since her Olympic debut, she was officially selected to the Romanian team for her second Olympic appearance in London. There, she posted the highest mark on the balance beam to secure a podium spot for the Romanian women with a bronze in the team all-around. On the individual apparatus side, she added a silver to her career medal tally on the floor exercise. She tied for the third spot with the American favorite Alexandra Raisman on the balance beam but a higher execution score based on the tie-breaking procedure rules awarded the latter a bronze medal, with Ponor dropping out of the podium to fourth.

When her team failed to register a spot in the team all-around for Rio de Janeiro 2016, Ponor was selected as the lone Romanian gymnast on the women's side. She struggled to recapture her best form for another medal contention, finishing seventh in the balance beam final. She was also named as Romania's flag bearer during the opening ceremony, marking the first time for a gymnast to have accepted the role.

Olympic Results

Year Event Result
2004 Women's individual all-around 64th
Women's team Gold
Women's floor Gold
Women's vault Q5
Women's balance beam Gold
2012 Women's team Bronze
Women's floor Silver
Women's balance beam 4th
2016 Women's floor 14th
Women's balance beam 7th

2004

Discipline Stage Score
Individual all-around Qualification 28.962
Final Did not advance
Team Qualification 152.436
(28.962)
Final 114.283
(28.924)
Floor Qualification 9.687
Final 9.750
Vault Qualification 9.500
Final Did not advance
Balance beam Qualification 9.775
Final 9.787

2012

Discipline Stage Score
Team Qualification 176.264
(44.766)
Final 176.414
(30.300)
Floor Qualification 14.600
Final 15.200
Balance beam Qualification 15.033
Final 15.066

2016

Discipline Stage Score
Floor Qualification 14.200
Final Did not advance
Balance beam Qualification 14.900
Final 14.000
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