Occupation
Coach, Fitness Instructor
Education
Physical Education - Ovidius University, Constanta, ROU
Spoken languages
English, Romanian
Coach
Marcela Fumea [national], ROU (sptfm.ro, 30 Dec 2015)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics at age four, and took up aerobics at age 14. (ancasurdu.ro, 09 Feb 2016)
Reason for taking up the sport
"I fell in love with aerobics straight away due to the combination of exercise through music." (ancasurdu.ro, 09 Feb 2016)
Additional information
General
RETIREMENT AND COMEBACK
She decided to retire from the sport at the end of 2014 after she had competed at the 2014 World Championships in Cancun, Mexico. In 2016 she decided to return to the sport to compete at the 2016 World Championships in Incheon, Republic of Korea. (fig-gymnastics.com, 13 Jan 2015; ancasurdu.ro, 09 Feb 2016; aerowch2016.com, 07 Apr 2016)
OTHER ACTIVITIES
She is member of a gymnastics and modern dance group called AEROS, which is based in Romania. After a seven-year break, the group returned in February 2016 for a tour of Italy and Switzerland which ran until March 2016. She is also a group fitness instructor for a fitness franchise called 'World Class', which is based in Bucharest, Romania. (Facebook profile, 01 May 2016; lauracristache.com, 13 Feb 2016)
Last update : 2016-05-11