Steliana Nistor
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Romania |
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| Artistic Gymnastics | |||
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 2007 Stuttgart | All-around | |
| Silver | 2007 Stuttgart | Balance beam | |
| Bronze | 2007 Stuttgart | Team Competition | |
| European Championships | |||
| Gold | 2008 Clermont | Team | |
| Silver | 2006 Volos | Team | |
| Silver | 2007 Amsterdam | Uneven Bars | |
| Silver | 2008 Clermont | Uneven Bars | |
| Bronze | 2007 Amsterdam | Balance Beam | |
Steliana Nistor (b. September 15, 1989 in Sibiu, Romania) is a Romanian artistic gymnast, who has medaled at the World and European Championships. She is the youngest of three children born to Dumitru and Steliana, having two older brothers.
In 1994 Steliana began training in gymnastics. Her first coach was Raluca Bugner (who also coached Sabina Cojocar). Steliana showed great talent and aptitude for gymnastics and quickly advanced to elite level.
In 2002 she joined the national team at Deva and began being trained by Nicolae Forminte (who previously trained Olympic medalist Simona Amânar).
Since joining the national Romanian team, she has helped them win several medals at the international level, including the European and World Championships. She also won individual medals in all-round competitions and apparatus finals. Her favorite apparatus is uneven bars. She also does well on beam but she dislikes the event.
Currently Steliana is working towards the 2008 Olympic Games. She said would like to be a gym coach when she is older. Steliana also has a website with all the latest news,results and photos online at http://www.steliana-nistor.net/
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