Andreea Acatrinei

Andreea Roxana Acatrinei ( born April 7, 1992, Braşov, Braşov county ) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast.

Career

Acatrinei began at the age of six years with the competitive sports in their hometown at the Clubul Sportiv Scolar # 1 Braşov, where she was coached by Mihai Ipate and Alina Ştefănescu. As of 2002, she did gymnastics at the C.S.Ş. Chetatea Deva and was trained there by Valerian Nicolae Forminte. In 2005 she was first then added the seniors in the national team of juniors and 2006 in the.

Acatrinei won with the Romanian national team at the 2008 Olympics, the bronze medal in the team competition, but failed to qualify for any of the apparatus finals. In the same year she became Romanian national champion on the ground, Vice-Champion on the uneven bars and in the team competition with their club, as well as third in the individual all-around. On the advice of her doctors Acatrinei ended in February 2009, her active career due to a persistent spine syndrome. Since then, she devotes more and more school activities and works on the side as a trainer for children.

Andreea Acatrinei is 1,50 m tall, her competition weight was 40 kg.

Awards

In August 2008, received Andreea Acatrinei of President Traian Basescu the Order of Merit " Meritul sporty " III. Class with two stripes. In 2008 she was voted the best athlete of the year in Hunedoara County.