| Robert Stănescu | |
|---|---|
| Full name | George Robert Stănescu |
| Country represented | 
Romania |
| Born | 17 January 1985 Bucharest, Romania |
| Hometown | Bucharest |
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
| Club | CS Dinamo |
| Former coach(es) | Danuţ Grecu, Nicuşor Pascu |
| Retired | 2010 |
Medal record | |
George Robert Stănescu (born 17 January 1985 in Bucharest) is a Romanian artistic gymnast [1] who specialized in still rings. He is a European bronze medallist with the team [2] and was one of the still rings finalists at the 2008 Olympic Games. [3] He also placed fourth in the still rings final at the 2009 World Championships. [4] After failing to make the national team for the 2010 World Championships, he emigrated to Canada where he worked as a gymnastics coach at Alpha gymnastics club in Windsor, Canada. [5] In January 2013, Stanescu and his wife Ruxandra (a former Romanian gymnast) opened a new club named "Alpha Gymnastics Academy" in Windsor, ON, Canada. [6] [7] In August 2014, Stanescu became a Canadian citizen and part of the Canadian national team.
References
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^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
Mallon, Bill; et al.
"George Stănescu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.
Sports Reference LLC. Archived from
the original on 4 December 2016.
Full name: George Robert Stănescu
- ^ European Union of Gymnastics 28th European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships
- ^ Gymnastics Results 2008 Olympic Games Results
- ^ Gymnastics Results 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
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^ Caton, Mary (27 March 2012).
"Olympian Stanescu trains gymnasts at Winstars". WindsorStar.com. Archived from
the original on 29 March 2012.
Gymnastics coach Robert Stanescu
- ^ Caton, Mary (21 January 2013). "New gymnastics club opens in Windsor". windsorstar.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Home". Alpha Gymnastics Academy. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
External links
- George Robert Stanescu at the International Gymnastics Federation
- George Robert Stanescu at the Comitetul Olimpic și Sportiv Român (in Romanian) ( English translation)
- Robert Stanescu at Olympics.com
- Robert Stanescu at Olympic.org (archived)
- Robert Stănescu at Olympedia
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