FULL NAME: Claudia Maria Presecan

NICKNAME: Claudita

BIRTHDATE/PLACE: December 28, 1979/Sibiu, Romania

HOMETOWN/RESIDENCE: Sibiu, Romania/Deva, Romania

HEIGHT: 4'10

CLUB/COACH: Deva/Octavien Belu

FAMILY: Mother, Eugina; Father, Adrian; 2 Brothers, Claudiu & Cristen; 1 Sister, Alina.

BEGAN GYMNASTICS: 1986

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2000 Romanian International--30th AA (only did 2 events); 1999 Romanian Nationals--3rd beam, floor; 1999 ROM vs. ESP. vs. GER--1st team, 10th AA; 1999 ROM. vs. ESP--1st team, 5th AA; 1999 Romanian International Bars Champion, 2nd AA; 1999 International Team Championships--1st team, 5th AA; 1998 Romanian International--2nd AA; 1998 Europeans--1st team, 3rd AA, bars; 1998 International Team Championships--2nd team, 4th AA; 1997 ITA. vs. ROM. vs. UKR--1st team, 2nd AA; 1997 Romanian National AA & Bars Champion, 2nd floor, 3rd beam; 1997 Worlds--1st team, 5th bars, 6th floor, 8th AA; 1997 Romanian International AA & Beam Champion; 1997 Glasgow Grand Prix--3rd beam, 4th bars, 9th vault; 1997 International Team Championships--1st team, 3rd AA; 1995 Worlds--1st team; 1994 Joaquin Blume Memorial AA Champion; 1994 Team Worlds--1st team; 1994 Jr. European Floor Champion, 4th vault, 7th AA; 1994 ITA vs. RUS vs. ROM--3rd team; 1993 Jr. International--3rd AA.

ROUTINES: VAULT:
BARS:
BEAM:
FLOOR:

INJURIES: Shoulder injury in 1999, wrist injury in 1996.

FAVORITE/LEAST FAVORITE

EVENT: Beam

HOBBIES: Reading, listening to music

GYMNAST: Nadia Comaneci

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OTHER FACTS:

Claudia retired in 1999 because of her shoulder injury, but her best friend Simona Amanar kept asking her to come back, so she did!