Lizi (Facebook profile, 09 Jun 2017)

Athlete

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CSA Steaua Bucuresti [Romania]

Maria Girba [national], ROU (stiripesurse.ro, 15 Mar 2017)

She took up gymnastics at age seven. (news.ro, 03 Aug 2016)

"I first saw the sport at kindergarten. I liked it immediately and asked my mother to take me to a gymnastics class. It was not too hard at the beginning, but slowly I started to train more and more. I loved it." (news.ro, 03 Aug 2016)

To win a medal at the world championships, and to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (agerpres.ro, 30 Mar 2017; digi24.ro, 19 Aug 2016)

Competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, and finishing fourth in the individual all-around competition at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, Republic of China. (gsp.ro, 21 Aug 2016)

She always brings soft toys to her competitions. (news.ro, 03 Aug 2016)

Awards
She was named the 2014 and 2016 Rhythmic Gymnast of the Year by the Romanian Federation of Rhythmic Gymnastics. (realitatea.net, 14 Dec 2016; agerpres.ro, 19 Dec 2014)

Last update : 2017-08-09