Simona Amanar
Country	Romania
Sport	Gymnastics
Best Events	Vault
Olympics Attended	1996; 2000
Olympic Medals Won
Gold	Silver	Bronze
3	1	3
Personal Information
Nickname	Simi
Birthdate	7 October 1979
Birthplace	Constanta, Romania
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Weight
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Simona Amanar was born on October 7, 1979 in Constanta, Romania. Amanar was a member of the 1996 and 2000 Romanian Olympic teams. Amanar originally won the silver medal in women's artistic gymnastics individual all-around in 2000 but her teammate Andreea Raducan was stripped of her gold medal after testing positive for a banned substance when she took a cold medicine. Amanar has refused to acknowledge that she is the all-around champion from 2000 believing that Raducan was wrongly stripped of her title. Amanar also won gold medals in 1996 for vault and for team in 2000. One of the most difficult vaults being performed at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games is named for Amanar. Amanar retired from competitive gymnastics in 2000.

Contents 1 Personal Life 2 Major Results 2.1 Summer Olympics 2.2 World Championships 2.3 European Championships

Personal Life

Amanar married Cosmin Tabara on March 9, 2002 and they welcomed a son, Alexandru Iosif later that year.

Major Results

Summer Olympics

• 1996 Vault - 1st
• 1996 Floor Exercise - 2nd
• 1996 Team - 3rd
• 1996 All-Around - 3rd
• 2000 Team - 1st
• 2000 All-Around - 1st
• 2000 Floor Exercise - 3rd

World Championships

• 1994 Team - 1st
• 1995 Team - 1st
• 1995 Vault - 1st
• 1996 Vault - 2nd
• 1997 Team - 1st
• 1997 Vault - 1st
• 1997 All-Around - 2nd
• 1999 Team - 1st
• 1999 Vault - 2nd
• 1999 Floor Exercise - 2nd

European Championships

• 1994 Team - 1st
• 1996 Team - 1st
• 1996 Vault - 1st
• 1996 Uneven Bars - 1st
• 1998 Team - 1st
• 1998 All-Around - 2nd
• 1998 Vault - 2nd
• 1998 Balance Beam - 3rd
• 1998 Floor Exercise - 3rd
• 2000 Vault - 1st
• 2000 Balance Beam - 2nd
• 2000 Team - 3rd