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ECATERINA SZABO
Nick name:Kati
Date of birth: 22 Jan 1967
Gender Female
Height Weight
Marital status: married
Children
Place of birth:
Hometown:.../France
Profession Coach
Languages
Start discipline: 1973
First int. event
Nat. team since
Club: CSS Onesti
Head coach:
Assistant coach
Choreographer
Best apparatus/cat.
Favourite tricks: beam Personal tricks
highest score
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Kati started gymnastics in 1973 at the Gymnastics School in Onesti with coaches Maria Cosma and Mihai Agoston.
She was from the beginning a very resolute little girl, a very ambitious little gymnast, a person who knew very well what she wanted. So, she became a champion !
She was in love...with gymnastics, a talented and a hard worker (good combination!), she enjoyed competing. As an open minded and a smart person, she was for many years the leader of the team.
Ecaterina Szabo won both the 80 and 82 Jr. European Championships. She was the first and only gymnasts, until Alexandra Marinescu to win the title twice.
For a while had been coached by Bela Karolyi until his defect.
Despite being guaranteed a spot on the 1988 Romanian women's gymnastics team, Szabo retired following the 1987 World Championships. She proceeded to enroll in a degree program at the University of Physical and Sports Education in Bucharest. Following her studies, she worked as a coach at Deva, training a host of future stars (e.g., Nadia Hatagan, Andreea Cacovean, and 1999 World Champion Maria Olaru).
In June of 1991, Szabo married Christian Tomas, a former member of Romania's Kayak team. The two later had one child, a son they named Lorenzo. In 1992, the family left Romania and settled in Chamalieres, France where she now works as a coach. "I received [job] offers from al over the world. I eventually settled for France , because it’s not too far from home and I can come back and visit more often," she told ProSport.
Szabo prefers to train low level gymnasts, but has influenced some of France's top gymnasts (e.g., 1994 World Team Championship member F. Marotte). Szabo enjoys her life in France, but has not forgotten her Romanian friends. She regularly keeps in touch with former coach A. Goreac and former teammate Daniela Silivas.
In 2000, Szabo was recently inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
In 2001, a kindergarten in her native Romania was named after her. “It’s good to know your name hasn’t been forgotten, even after all these years. It means all you’ve done is still appreciated,” Kati reflected to ProSport.
| Cat. |
Rank-F |
Score-F |
Rank-Q |
Score-Q |
Year |
Place |
Description |
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Balance Beam
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3
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19.737
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1987
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ROTTERDAM
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World Chships
|
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Vault
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3
|
19.775
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|
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1986
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BEIJING
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World Cup/
Series Final
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Balance Beam
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2
|
19.775
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|
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1985
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MONTREAL
|
World Chships
|
|
All Around
|
2
|
79.125
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|
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1984
|
LOS ANGELES
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Olympic Games
|
|
Balance Beam
|
1
|
19.800
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|
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1984
|
LOS ANGELES
|
Olympic Games
|
|
Floor Exercise
|
1
|
19.975
|
|
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1984
|
LOS ANGELES
|
Olympic Games
|
|
Vault
|
1
|
19.875
|
|
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1984
|
LOS ANGELES
|
Olympic Games
|
|
All Around
|
3
|
78.975
|
|
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1983
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BUDAPEST
|
World Chships
|
|
Floor Exercise
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1
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19.975
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|
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1983
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BUDAPEST
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World Chships
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Uneven Bar
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2
|
19.800
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|
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1983
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BUDAPEST
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World Chships
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|
Vault
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2
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19.800
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|
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1983
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BUDAPEST
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World Chships
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1980 Jr. Europeans: 1st All-Around, 1st Vault, 1st Bars, 1st Floor, 4th Uneven Bars 1980 Chunichi Cup: 1st All-Around
1981 International Jr Meet: 2nd V, 2nd B, 3rd All-Around
1981 Jr Europeans: 1st All-Around
1981 Romanian International: 3rd V
1982 Jr. Europeans: 1st All-Around, 1st Vault, 2nd Uneven Bars, 4th Beam 1982 Ennia Cup: 1st All-Around
1983 ROM vs GBR: 1st Team, 2nd All-Around
1983 ROM vs FRA: 1st All-Around, 1st Team
1983 Worlds:1st Floor, 2nd Team, 2nd Vault, 2nd Uneven Bars,3rd All-Around
1983 Europeans: 1st FX, 2nd Team, 2nd V, 2nd UB, 3rd All-Around
1983 Romanian International: 1st All-Around
1983 Rome Hit Parade: 1st UB, 1st B, 1st FX, 2nd V
1984 Olympics: 1st Team, 1st Vault, 1st Beam, 1st Floor, 2nd All-Around
1984 Balkan Championships: 1st All-Around, 1st TEam
1985 Europeans: 5th All-Around
1985 Romanian International: 1st All-Around
1985 Worlds:2nd Team, 2nd Vault, 2nd Beam,4th Floor, 5thAll-Around, 6th Uneven Bars
1985 Romanian Nationals: 1st All-Around
1985 Universiade: 1st V, 1st B, 2nd All-Around, 2nd UB, 2nd FX
1985 DTB Cup: 2nd All-Around
1986 World Cup: 3rd V, 4thAll-Around, 4th Beam, 5th Uneven Bars
1986 Joaquin Blume Memorial: 1st All-Around
1986 DTB Cup: 2nd All-Around
1987 Europeans: 1st All-Around
1987 Worlds: 1st Team, 3rd Beam, 14th All-Around
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