Andreea Cacovean
{{short description|Romanian artistic gymnast}}
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| country = {{ROM}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|09|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Turda, Romania
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| discipline = WAG
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| natlteam = 1991-1996 (ROM)
| club = Deva National Training Center
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| headcoach = Maria Bitang
| assistcoach = Octavian Bellu
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| retired = 1996
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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|1995 Sabae|Team}}
{{MedalBronze|1993 Birmingham|Uneven bars}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|1996 Birmingham|Team}}
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Andreea Cacovean (born 15 September 1978) is a former Romanian artistic gymnast who competed between 1991 and 1996.[http://www.gymn.ca/gymnasticgreats/wag/cacovean.htm “Whatever happened with Andreea Cacovean?”] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111091720/http://www.gymn.ca/gymnasticgreats/wag/cacovean.htm |date=11 November 2010 }} Gymnastics Greats [http://www.gymn-forum.net/bios/women/cacovean.html “Andreea Cacovean”] Gymn-Forum She is the 1995 World Champion with the team and the 1993 World bronze medalist on uneven bars. She also won a gold medal with the Romanian team at the 1996 European Championships.
Career
Cacovean made her international debut at the 1991 Junior Balkan Championships, and she won the silver medal in the all-around behind teammate Nadia Hațegan.{{cite web |title=1991 Jr. Balkan Championships Women's AA |url=https://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/Misc/1990s/Women/1991_Jr_Balkan.html |website=Gymn Forum |access-date=27 June 2021 |date=15 February 2004}} At the 1992 Junior European Championships, she won the gold medal with the Romanian team and won the silver medal in the all-around.
Cacovean tied for the gold medal in the all-around with Jana Günther at the 1993 Cottbus International, and she won the bronze medal on the floor exercise.{{cite web |title=1993 Cottbus International |url=https://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/Cottbus/Women/1993.html |website=Gymn Forum |access-date=27 June 2021 |date=17 September 1999}} She also won the gold medal in the all-around at the Golden Sands International.{{cite web |title=1993 Golden Sands Women's AA |url=https://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/Misc/1990s/Women/1993_Golden_Sands.html |website=Gymn Forum |access-date=27 June 2021 |date=15 February 2004}} She placed fifth in the all-around at the International Championships of Romania.{{cite web |title=1993 Intl. Championships of Romania Women's AA |url=https://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/RomIntl/Women/1993.html |website=Gymn Forum |access-date=27 June 2021 |date=1 June 2002}} Then at the Junior European Championships, she won six medals- a gold medal on the uneven bars, a silver medal in the all-around, a silver medal on the balance beam, a bronze medal with the team, a bronze medal on vault, and a bronze medal on the floor exercise.{{cite web |title=Andreea Cacovean |url=https://romfan.tripod.com/bios/cacovean.html |website=Romania's Forgotten Stars |access-date=27 June 2021}} She competed at the 1993 World Championships and won the bronze medal on the uneven bars behind Americans Shannon Miller and Dominique Dawes.{{cite web |title=1993 World Championships Women's Finals |url=https://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/Worlds/Women/1993_ef.html |website=Gymn Forum |access-date=27 June 2021 |date=16 November 2002}}
Cacovean went to a 1994 friendly meet against the United States, but she only competed on the floor exercise.{{cite web |title=1994 USA-ROM Dual Meet Women |url=https://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/Misc/1990s/Women/1994_USA-ROM.html |website=Gymn Forum |access-date=27 June 2021 |date=12 April 1999}} She competed on the floor exercise and the uneven bars at the 1994 World Championships, but she did not advance past the qualification round.{{cite web |title=World Championships Women's artistic gymnastics Brisbane (AUS) April 19 - 24, 1994 |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/90/w1994wq.html |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=27 June 2021}}
At the 1995 French International, Cacovean won the silver medal in the all-around behind Svetlana Khorkina.{{cite web |title=1995 French International Women's AA |url=https://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/Misc/1990s/Women/1995_FRA_Intl.html |website=Gymn Forum |access-date=27 June 2021 |date=15 February 2004}} She won another silver medal in the all-around at the Ostrava International, this time behind teammate Gina Gogean.{{cite web |title=1995 Ostrava International Women's AA |url=https://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/Misc/1990s/Women/1995_Ostrava_Intl.html |website=Gymn Forum |access-date=27 June 2021 |date=16 February 2004}} At a friendly meet against Germany, she helped the Romanian team win the gold medal, and she finished third in the all-around.{{cite web |title=1995 GER-ROM Dual Meet |url=https://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/Misc/1990s/Women/1995_GER-ROM.html |website=Gymn Forum |access-date=27 June 2021 |date=17 November 2007}} She competed at the 1995 World Championships alongside Simona Amânar, Gina Gogean, Nadia Hațegan, Alexandra Marinescu, Lavinia Miloșovici, and Claudia Presăcan, and they won the gold medal in the team event.{{cite web |title=31st World Championships Women's artistic gymnastics Sabae (JAP) October 1 - 10 1995 |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/90/w1995w.html |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=27 June 2021}}
Cacovean competed at the 1996 European Championships and won a gold medal with the Romanian team.{{cite web |title=21st European Championships Artistic Gymnastics Women |url=https://gymnasticsresults.com/archive/90/e1996w.html |website=Gymnastics Results |access-date=27 June 2021}} She retired in 1996 due to a back injury, and she is currently a coach.{{cite web |title=La Mulți Ani, Andreea Cacovean, turdeanca de aur – campioană mondială la gimnastică artistică în anul 1995 |url=https://inturda.ro/2016/09/15/la-multi-ani-andreea-cacovean-turdeanca-de-aur-campioana-mondiala-la-gimnastica-artistica-in-anul-1995/ |website=in Turda |access-date=27 June 2021 |language=Romanian |date=15 September 2016}}
References
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External links
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Category:Sportspeople from Turda
Category:Romanian female artistic gymnasts
Category:Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships