Raluca Haidu
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Raluca Haidu is a Romania
n artistic gymnast. She is a European bronze medalist on beam and with the team. She placed fourth with the team and ninth in the women's all around at the 2010 World Championships
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Haidu had a promising junior career medaling at various international competitions. For example, she won bronze on floor and silver with the team at the 10th European Youth Olympic Festival.
. Here she contributed to the team bronze medal by competing on all four events. Individually, she won bronze on balance beam. In October she was selected in the national team to compete at the 2010 World Championships
. Here she helped her team qualify in the fourth position by competing on all four events (balance beam, vault, beam and uneven bars). Individually, she qualified in the all around event (twelve place). She ended her first world championships experience by placing fourth with the team and ninth all around.
, but competed at some international meets. At the 2011 Glasgow World Cup, Haidu won bronze all around after teammate Amelia Racea
(gold) and Jessica Lopez
(silver) and won the Brno mixed-pair event together with Cristian Bataga. In August 2011 she had a good showing at the Romanian Championships where she won bronze all-around behind Ana Porgras
and Amelia Racea
, and silver on vault and uneven bars. She was then selected in the Romanian team for the 2011 World Championships
, in Tokyo. Here she helped the team to qualify (and finish in) fourth place; the top-eight finish securing the team a place at the 2012 Summer Olympics
. Individually, Haidu qualified in the 10th place for the all around final, but in the final she placed 18th after a fall on vault.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n artistic gymnast. She is a European bronze medalist on beam and with the team. She placed fourth with the team and ninth in the women's all around at the 2010 World Championships
2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held at the Ahoy Rotterdam indoor sporting arena in the Netherlands from 16 to 24 October 2010. In this year's championships, there was a total of 73 participating federations with 615 gymnasts...
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Early life and career
She started to train for gymnastics at CSS Deva sports club. She was one of the main characters of a 2004 TV documentary ("The secret of Deva") about the life of gymnasts in Deva's famous sports boarding school. This documentary, directed by Anca Miruna Lazarescu, received several awards at prestigious international film festivals.Haidu had a promising junior career medaling at various international competitions. For example, she won bronze on floor and silver with the team at the 10th European Youth Olympic Festival.
2010
Her senior debut at a major international event was at the 2010 European Championships2010 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 28th European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships held from 28 April to 2 May 2010 in Birmingham.- Timetable :- Medal Winners :- Team :- Vault :- Uneven Bars :- Balance Beam :- Floor :- All-Around :- Vault :- Uneven Bars :...
. Here she contributed to the team bronze medal by competing on all four events. Individually, she won bronze on balance beam. In October she was selected in the national team to compete at the 2010 World Championships
2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held at the Ahoy Rotterdam indoor sporting arena in the Netherlands from 16 to 24 October 2010. In this year's championships, there was a total of 73 participating federations with 615 gymnasts...
. Here she helped her team qualify in the fourth position by competing on all four events (balance beam, vault, beam and uneven bars). Individually, she qualified in the all around event (twelve place). She ended her first world championships experience by placing fourth with the team and ninth all around.
2011
In the spring of 2011, Haidu was not selected in the team for the European Championships2011 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 4th Individual European Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in Berlin, Germany from the 4th April 2011 until the 10th April 2011. The event was held at the Max-Schmeling-Halle...
, but competed at some international meets. At the 2011 Glasgow World Cup, Haidu won bronze all around after teammate Amelia Racea
Amelia Racea
Amelia Racea is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a European champion on balance beam and a European all around and team bronze medalist.-Early gymnastics career:...
(gold) and Jessica Lopez
Jessica Lopez
Jessica Brizeida López Arocha is a Venezuelan artistic gymnast. She competes both for the Venezuelan national team and in NCAA gymnastics for the University of Denver, and qualified to compete as an individual at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.In 2009 she competed at 2009 World Gymnastics...
(silver) and won the Brno mixed-pair event together with Cristian Bataga. In August 2011 she had a good showing at the Romanian Championships where she won bronze all-around behind Ana Porgras
Ana Porgras
Ana Porgras is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She won the uneven bars bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships and the balance beam gold medal at the 2010 World Championships in Rotterdam. Porgras is considered to be one of the most artistic gymnasts of her generation, reminiscent of the Eastern...
and Amelia Racea
Amelia Racea
Amelia Racea is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She is a European champion on balance beam and a European all around and team bronze medalist.-Early gymnastics career:...
, and silver on vault and uneven bars. She was then selected in the Romanian team for the 2011 World Championships
2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 7–16, 2011 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.Due to uncertainty over the nuclear situation following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the International Federation of Gymnastics revealed it was...
, in Tokyo. Here she helped the team to qualify (and finish in) fourth place; the top-eight finish securing the team a place at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, three different gymnastics disciplines will be contested: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampoline. The artistic gymnastics events will be held at the North Greenwich Arena on July 28–August 7. The rhythmic gymnastics events will be held at the Wembley...
. Individually, Haidu qualified in the 10th place for the all around final, but in the final she placed 18th after a fall on vault.