Diana Bulimar

In April, Bulimar competed at the 2010 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom. She contributed an all around score of 54.525 toward the Romanian team's second-place finish.{{Cite web |url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/results/2010europeans/wag_junior_team.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 July 2012 |archive-date=25 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025011024/http://www.intlgymnast.com/results/2010europeans/wag_junior_team.pdf |url-status=dead }} Individually, she placed fourth in the all around final with a score of 54.175.{{cite web |url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1523:komova-wins-junior-european-title&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221 |title=International Gymnast Magazine Online – Komova Wins Junior European Title |publisher=Intlgymnast.com |date=30 April 2010 |access-date=23 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025010400/http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1523:komova-wins-junior-european-title&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221 |archive-date=25 October 2014 |url-status=dead }} In event finals, she placed third on uneven bars scoring 13.575 and fourth on floor scoring 14.175.{{cite web |url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1535:tweddle-russia-bid-golden-farewell-to-birmingham&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221 |title=International Gymnast Magazine Online – Tweddle, Russia Bid Golden Farewell to Birmingham |publisher=Intlgymnast.com |date=2 May 2010 |access-date=23 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025011019/http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1535:tweddle-russia-bid-golden-farewell-to-birmingham&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221 |archive-date=25 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}

In August, Bulimar competed at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. She placed sixth in the all around competition with a score of 53.950.{{cite web|url=http://www.fedintgym.com/microsites/YOG/results/GA%20Women%20Senior_Concours%20II.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031155915/http://www.fedintgym.com/microsites/YOG/results/GA%20Women%20Senior_Concours%20II.pdf |archive-date=31 October 2013 }} In event finals, she placed seventh on vault scoring 13.412, seventh on uneven bars scoring 12.525, and second on floor scoring 14.325.{{cite web|url=http://www.fedintgym.com/microsites/YOG/results/WAG_Concours_III-Day1.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031155822/http://www.fedintgym.com/microsites/YOG/results/WAG_Concours_III-Day1.pdf |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.fedintgym.com/microsites/YOG/results/WAG_concoursIII-day2.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=3 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031155912/http://www.fedintgym.com/microsites/YOG/results/WAG_concoursIII-day2.pdf |archive-date=31 October 2013 }}

In September, Bulimar competed at the Romanian National Championships in Reşiţa, Romania. She placed second in the all around competition with a score of 54.750.{{cite web |url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1909:porgras-koczi-defend-romanian-titles&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221 |title=International Gymnast Magazine Online – Porgras, Koczi Defend Romanian Titles |publisher=Intlgymnast.com |date=18 September 2010 |access-date=23 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629191041/http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1909%3Aporgras-koczi-defend-romanian-titles&catid=5%3Acompetition-reports&Itemid=221 |archive-date=29 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}

In August, Bulimar competed at the Romanian National Championships in Onesti, Romania. She placed fourth in the all around with a score of 56.375.{{cite web |url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2726:porgras-takes-third-straight-romanian-title&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221 |title=International Gymnast Magazine Online – Porgras Takes Third Straight Romanian Title |publisher=Intlgymnast.com |date=26 August 2011 |access-date=23 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606195152/http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2726:porgras-takes-third-straight-romanian-title&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221 |archive-date=6 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}

In September, Bulimar at an international meet against Germany and Switzerland in Erzingen, Germany. She helped Romania to win the team competition and individually she placed third in the all around with a score of 56.350.{{cite web |url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2748:romania-germany-win-worlds-warm-up-in-erzingen&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221 |title=International Gymnast Magazine Online – Romania, Germany Win Pre-Worlds Warm-Up |publisher=Intlgymnast.com |date=10 September 2011 |access-date=23 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920223034/http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2748%3Aromania-germany-win-worlds-warm-up-in-erzingen&catid=5%3Acompetition-reports&Itemid=221 |archive-date=20 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}

In October, Bulimar competed at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. She contributed a floor score of 14.266 toward the Romanian team's fourth-place finish.{{cite web|url=http://www.fedintgym.com/microsites/11Tokyo/Results/PDF/C73F_ResultsTeamDet_GA%20Women%20Senior_Concours%20IV.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=10 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425061813/http://www.fedintgym.com/microsites/11Tokyo/Results/PDF/C73F_ResultsTeamDet_GA%20Women%20Senior_Concours%20IV.pdf |archive-date=25 April 2012 }}

In March, Bulimar competed at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup event in Doha, Qatar. She placed fifth on uneven bars with a score of 14.275 and second on floor with a score of 14.725. The following month Bulimar competed at an international meet against France in Cholet, France. She helped Romania to win the team competition with scores of 13.550 on uneven bars, 14.900 on balance beam, and 14.400 on floor.{{cite web |url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3217:iordache-powers-romania-to-first-in-france&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221 |title=International Gymnast Magazine Online – Iordache Powers Romania to First in France |publisher=Intlgymnast.com |date=21 April 2012 |access-date=23 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912220809/http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3217%3Aiordache-powers-romania-to-first-in-france&catid=5%3Acompetition-reports&Itemid=221 |archive-date=12 September 2016 |url-status=dead }} She next competed at an international meet against Germany and the United Kingdom in Ulm, Germany. She helped Romania to win the team competition with scores of 13.950 on uneven bars, 14.550 on balance beam, and 14.450 on floor.{{cite web |url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3225:iordache-romania-unbeatable-in-ulm&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221 |title=International Gymnast Magazine Online – Iordache, Romania Unbeatable in Ulm |publisher=Intlgymnast.com |date=28 April 2012 |access-date=23 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110182130/http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3225:iordache-romania-unbeatable-in-ulm&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221 |archive-date=10 November 2012 |url-status=dead }}

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In May, Bulimar competed at the 2012 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Brussels, Belgium. She contributed scores of 13.933 on uneven bars, 14.733 on balance beam, and 14.633 on floor towards the Romanian team's first-place finish.{{cite web|url=http://fig.lx2.sportcentric.com/system/files/5489/original/ECh_WAG_Brussels_Results_Book.pdf?1336985168 |title=Archived copy |access-date=19 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025023123/http://fig.lx2.sportcentric.com/system/files/5489/original/ECh_WAG_Brussels_Results_Book.pdf?1336985168 |archive-date=25 October 2014 }} In June Bulimar competed at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup event in Ghent, Belgium. She placed second on balance beam with a score of 14.625 and first on floor with a score of 14.375.

At the beginning of July, Bulimar competed at an international meet against France, Germany, and Italy in Bucharest, Romania. She helped Romania to win the team competition with scores of 14.100 on uneven bars, 15.400 on balance beam, and 14.500 on floor.{{cite web |url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3347:romanians-rule-in-bucharest-quad-meet&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221 |title=International Gymnast Magazine Online – Romanians Rule in Bucharest Quad Meet |publisher=Intlgymnast.com |date=7 July 2012 |access-date=23 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912155632/http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3347%3Aromanians-rule-in-bucharest-quad-meet&catid=5%3Acompetition-reports&Itemid=221 |archive-date=12 September 2016 |url-status=dead }}

At the end of July, Bulimar competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. She helped the Romanian team qualify in fourth place to the team final{{cite web|url=http://www.fig-docs.com/microsites/london12/results/files/res/wag/qual_wag_team.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=30 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203015234/http://www.fig-docs.com/microsites/london12/results/files/res/wag/qual_wag_team.pdf |archive-date=3 December 2013 }} and individually she qualified to the balance beam final with a score of 14.866.{{cite web|url=http://www.fig-docs.com/microsites/london12/results/files/res/wag/qual_wag_app_list.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 August 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202222509/http://www.fig-docs.com/microsites/london12/results/files/res/wag/qual_wag_app_list.pdf |archive-date=2 December 2013 }} In the team final, she contributed scores of 14.066 on uneven bars, 14.533 on balance beam, and 14.700 on floor towards the Romanian team's third-place finish.{{cite web|url=http://www.fig-docs.com/microsites/london12/results/files/res/wag/wag_team_f.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=31 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202221409/http://www.fig-docs.com/microsites/london12/results/files/res/wag/wag_team_f.pdf |archive-date=2 December 2013 }} However, it was decided that Larisa Iordache would take place in the balance beam final instead of Bulimar.{{cite web|title=Two Per Country Strikes Again: Larisa Iordache in Beam Finals After All|url=http://beamdreams.com/2012/08/06/two-per-country-strikes-again/|website=Beam Dreams|accessdate=28 March 2015|date=6 August 2012}}

At the 2013 La Roche-sur-Yon World Cup, Bulimar placed second on floor.{{Cite web |url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2013/eu/fra/worldcup.html |title=World Cup Paris (FRA) 2013 March 16 - 17 |access-date=8 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703222005/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2013/eu/fra/worldcup.html |archive-date=3 July 2016 |url-status=dead }}

At the 6th Doha FIG World Challenge Cup in Qatar, Bulimar placed fifth on the uneven bars final on 28 March 2013.{{citation|title = Five Take Titles at Doha World Challenge Cup|url = http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3587:five-gymnasts-take-titles-in-doha&catid=3:interviews&Itemid=168|publisher = International Gymnast Magazine Online|date = 28 March 2013|accessdate = 21 April 2013}} On 29 March, she placed fourth on the balance beam final and first on the floor exercise final ahead of compatriot Larisa Iordache with a score of 14.625.{{citation|title = Romania Rules Final Day at Doha Challenge Cup|url = http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3588:romania-rules-final-day-at-doha-challenge-cup&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=164|publisher = International Gymnast Magazine Online|date = 29 March 2013|accessdate = 21 April 2013}}

At the 2013 European Championships in Moscow, Russia, Bulimar placed second in the all-around qualification, sixth on individual vault, twenty-sixth on the uneven bars qualification, second on balance beam qualification and fifth on floor exercise qualification on 18 April.{{citation|title = Iordache Tops Women's Qualification at Europeans|url = http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3607:iordache-tops-womens-qualification-at-europeans&catid=3:interviews&Itemid=168|publisher = International Gymnast Magazine Online|author = Amanda Turner|date = 18 April 2013|accessdate = 21 April 2013}} On 19 April, she tied with Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland for fourth place in the all-around final with a score of 57.065.{{citation|title = Mustafina Takes European Crown in Moscow|url = http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3610:mustafina-takes-european-crown-in-moscow&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=164|publisher = International Gymnast Magazine Online|date = 19 April 2013|accessdate = 21 April 2013}}

In June she won gold on floor exercise (tied with teammate Larisa Iordache) and bronze on beam at the 2013 Anadia World Cup.{{Cite web|url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3685&Itemid=221|title=The Leading Source of Gymnastics News}} Her last competition of the year was the Turnen Dames Interland where she won gold in the all-around, balance beam, and floor exercise, and a bronze on uneven bars. She was scheduled to compete at the Romanian National Championships, but she dislocated her kneecap during podium training and needed immediate surgery, taking her out for the rest of the season.{{cite web|last1=Teitell|first1=Jennifer|title=Diana Bulimar INJURED will not compete at World Championships|url=http://www.gymnastike.org/coverage/250779-2013-Elite-Season/article/22131-Diana-Bulimar-INJURED-will-not-compete-at-World-Championships#.VRaoavnF9qV|website=Gymnastike|access-date=28 March 2015|date=7 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402152014/http://www.gymnastike.org/coverage/250779-2013-Elite-Season/article/22131-Diana-Bulimar-INJURED-will-not-compete-at-World-Championships#.VRaoavnF9qV|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=Turner|first1=Amanda|title=Iordache, Bataga Win Romanian Nationals|url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3758:iordache-bataga-win-romanian-nationals&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221|website=International Gymnast Magazine Online|publisher=International Gymnast Magazine|accessdate=28 March 2015|date=9 September 2013}}

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Bulimar's first competition back was the Doha World Cup. She finished in fourth on beam with a 13.650,{{cite web|title=Artistic Gymnastics Women's Beam Final Results|url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2014/as/qat/challengecup/afwag3bb.pdf|website=Gymnastics Results|publisher=FIG|access-date=28 March 2015|date=28 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074157/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2014/as/qat/challengecup/afwag3bb.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} and she won silver on floor behind teammate Larisa Iordache with a 14.300.{{cite web|title=Artistic Gymnastics Women's Floor Final Results|url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2014/as/qat/challengecup/afwag4fx.pdf|website=Gymnastics Results|publisher=FIG|access-date=28 March 2015|date=28 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084537/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2014/as/qat/challengecup/afwag4fx.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} She competed at a friendly meet against Belgium and France where she won gold with the team and silver in the all-around.{{cite web|title=Palmarès détaillé des equipes|url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2014/eu/fra/fraroubel/wagsenteams.pdf|website=Gymnastics Results|publisher=Fédération Française de Gymnastique|access-date=28 March 2015|language=French|date=19 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053357/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2014/eu/fra/fraroubel/wagsenteams.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Match France Belgique Roumanie Seniors|url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2014/eu/fra/fraroubel/wagsenaa.pdf|website=Gymnastics Results|publisher=Fédération Française de Gymnastique|access-date=28 March 2015|language=French|date=19 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072951/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2014/eu/fra/fraroubel/wagsenaa.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}

Bulimar's last competition of the season was the European Championships. She contributed a 14.133 on bars, a 14.533 on beam, and a 14.225 on floor towards Romania's team gold medal.{{cite web|last1=Turner|first1=Amanda|title=Romania Defends European Team Title|url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4040:romania-defends-european-team-title&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=221|website=International Gymnast Magazine Online|publisher=International Gymnast Magazine|accessdate=28 March 2015|date=17 May 2014}} She qualified for the floor final where she tied with Marta Pihan-Kulesza for fourth.{{cite web|url=http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4042&Itemid=221|title=Five Nations Golden As Europeans End|last1=Turner|first1=Amanda|date=18 May 2014|website=International Gymnast Magazine Online|publisher=International Gymnast Magazine|accessdate=28 March 2015}} For the second year in a row, Bulimar had to miss Romanian Nationals and the World Championships due to a knee injury.{{cite web|title=Diana Bulimar Injured, Out of Worlds|url=http://www.gymnastike.org/coverage/251385-2014-Nanning-World-Championships/article/27565-Diana-Bulimar-Injured-Out-of-Worlds#.VRavzfnF9qU|website=Gymnastike|access-date=28 March 2015|date=7 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402164718/http://www.gymnastike.org/coverage/251385-2014-Nanning-World-Championships/article/27565-Diana-Bulimar-Injured-Out-of-Worlds#.VRavzfnF9qU|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}

Bulimar once again made her return at the Doha World Cup. She won a silver on bars with a 13.600 behind Youna Dufournet.{{cite web|title=8th Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup Aspire Zone Doha (QAT) 2015 March 25-27 Results Uneven Bars Final Women|url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2015/as/qat/wchc/wagaf2ub.html|website=Gymnastics Results|accessdate=28 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110021/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2015/as/qat/wchc/wagaf2ub.html|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}} She also won a bronze on beam with a 14.025 behind Phan Thị Hà Thanh and Giulia Steingruber.{{cite web|title=8th Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup Aspire Zone Doha (QAT) 2015 March 25-27 Results Beam Final Women|url=http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2015/as/qat/wchc/wagaf3bb.html|website=Gymnastics Results|accessdate=28 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112115/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2015/as/qat/wchc/wagaf3bb.html|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}

In April she competed at the 2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships and placed 10th in the all-around.

In June, Bulimar underwent surgery on her right knee, causing her to miss the European Games.{{cite web|title=Diana Bulimar Undergoes a Knee Surgery |url=http://www.wogymnast.com/2015/06/diana-bulimar-might-miss-worlds.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126174739/http://www.wogymnast.com/2015/06/diana-bulimar-might-miss-worlds.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=26 November 2015|website=WOGymnastikA}} She returned to competition in September at a friendly meet between Romania and France where she helped her team to the gold medal, competing on bars and beam, and performing her floor routine on a tumble track to facilitate her recovery.{{cite web|title=2015 Romania-France Friendly Results |url=http://thegymter.net/2015/09/12/2015-romania-france-friendly-results/|website=The Gymternet|date=12 September 2015}} At the Romanian Championships at the end of September, she won the bronze medal in the all-around competition along with a silver on the beam. She followed this with good results at the Novara Cup in Novara, Italy, where the Romanian team triumphed over Italy, Belgium and Spain, and Bulimar individually finished fourth and took the bronze medal on beam.{{cite web|title=2015 Novara Cup Results |url=http://thegymter.net/2015/10/10/2015-novara-cup-results/|website=The Gymternet|date=10 October 2015}}

Bulimar was named to the Romanian team for the World Championships along with Larisa Iordache, Anamaria Ocolișan, Laura Jurca, Silvia Zarzu, and Cătălina Ponor.{{cite web|title=Worlds 2015: Romania names WAG delegation|url=http://fulltwist.net/worlds-2015-romania-names-wag-delegation/|website=Full Twist|accessdate=25 December 2015|date=24 September 2015}} However, Ponor withdrew after having surgery, and alternate Andreea Iridon was put in.{{cite web|title=World Team Preview: Romania|url=http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/2015/10/20/world-team-preview-romania/|website=The Couch Gymnast|accessdate=19 May 2016|date=20 October 2015}} On the day before the qualification round, Ocolișan injured her ankle and could not compete.{{cite web|last1=Hopkins|first1=Lauren|title=A New Challenge for Team Romania as Ocolisan is Injured|url=http://thegymter.net/2015/10/22/a-new-challenge-for-team-romania-as-ocolisan-is-injured/|website=The Gymternet|accessdate=19 May 2016|date=22 October 2015}} The Romanians were in the first subdivision of qualifications and had a very bad competition, qualifying in thirteenth place and failing to automatically qualify their team to the Olympic Games for the first time since 1966.{{cite web|last1=Hopkins|first1=Lauren|title=The Olympic and Test Event Qualifiers|url=http://thegymter.net/2015/10/26/the-olympic-and-test-event-qualifiers/|website=The Gymternet|accessdate=19 May 2016|date=26 October 2015}} Their performance was described as a meltdown as everyone except Jurca fell off the uneven bars and they had several falls off the balance beam. Diana fell twice on the uneven bars and finished individually in 56th place after qualifications with an all-around score of 52.591.{{cite web|title=Prelims Subdivision 1; Romania and Spain|url=http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/2015/10/23/prelims-subdivision-1-romania-and-spain/|website=The Couch Gymnast|accessdate=19 May 2016|date=23 October 2015}} Nadia Comăneci was interviewed after their performance, and she stated, "It's not the best year for them. I know they have a few girls that aren't of age who are in the plan for next year's Olympics. There's been a lot of accidents also. It wasn't very smooth for everybody and psychologically on top of that, Ocolisan's injury hit them hard."{{cite web|title=Nadia Comaneci 'sick to my stomach' Watching Romania Crumble At Worlds|url=http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2015/10/23/nadia-comaneci-gymanstics-world-championships-romania-larisa-iordache/|website=NBC Sports|accessdate=19 May 2016|date=23 October 2015}} Bulimar and her teammates were seen crying afterwards.{{cite web|last1=Armour|first1=Nancy|title=Dismal qualifying results leave Romania in danger of missing gym finals|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2015/10/23/romania-world-championships-gymnastics-qualifying/74455370/|website=USA Today|accessdate=19 May 2016|date=23 October 2015}}

In November Bulimar competed at the Arthur Gander Memorial in Morges, Switzerland, a competition in which each gymnast competes on only three pieces of apparatus. She chose to perform on the vault, beam and floor, and won the bronze medal behind teammate Larisa Iordache and Germany's Pauline Schäfer.{{cite web|title=2015 Arthur Gander Memorial Results |url=http://thegymter.net/2015/11/10/2015-arthur-gander-memorial-results/|website=The Gymternet|date=10 November 2015}} She followed this with the Elite Gym Massilia meet in Marseille, France, where she performed cleanly to help team Romania to the bronze medal, along with winning the bronze all-around medal behind Russia's Angelina Melnikova and France's Marine Brevet, and winning the gold medal on the floor exercise.

Bulimar competed at the Doha World Cup in March. She finished eighth on the uneven bars with a score of 11.925.{{cite web|last1=Hopkins|first1=Lauren|title=2016 Doha Challenge Cup Results|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/03/24/2016-doha-challenge-cup-results/|website=The Gymternet|accessdate=20 May 2016|date=24 March 2016}} In April, she competed in the Belgium Friendly. The Romanian team won silver behind Belgium. She won a bronze medal in the all-around with a score of 55.400. She tied for gold on the balance beam with Belgium's Axelle Klinckaert and Bulimar won gold on floor.{{cite web|last1=Hopkins|first1=Lauren|title=2016 Belgium Friendly Results|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/04/03/2016-belgium-friendly/|website=The Gymternet|accessdate=20 May 2016|date=3 April 2016}}

Bulimar was named to the team for the 2016 Olympic Test Event, Romania's last chance to qualify as a full team to the 2016 Olympics along with Cătălina Ponor, Anamaria Ocolișan, Laura Jurca, Silvia Zarzu, and Dora Vulcan.{{cite web|last1=Hopkins|first1=Lauren|title=Ponor, Bulimar Will Lead Without Iordache|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/03/16/ponor-bulimar-will-lead-without-iordache/|website=The Gymternet|accessdate=20 May 2016|date=16 March 2016}} However, Jurca had to withdraw due an ankle injury and was replaced by Andreea Iridon, who also withdrew and was replaced by Maria Holbura.{{cite web|last1=Hopkins|first1=Lauren|title=The Test Event Reflections: Romania|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/04/25/the-test-event-reflections-romania/|website=The Gymternet|accessdate=20 May 2016|date=25 April 2016}} Romania competed in the first subdivision, and they finished seventh out of the eight teams.{{cite web|title=Rio Test Event: Final Team and Qualification Results|url=http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/2016/04/18/rio-test-event-final-team-and-qualification-results/|website=The Couch Gymnast|accessdate=20 May 2016|date=18 April 2016}} Bulimar only scored an 11.733 on the uneven bars because of a fall, and Romania had to count her score towards their total.{{cite web|title=Rio Test Event: {{sic|nolink=y|Subdivison}} 1 Results|url=http://www.thecouchgymnast.com/2016/04/17/test-event-subdivison-1-results/|website=The Couch Gymnast|accessdate=20 May 2016|date=17 April 2016}} Bulimar's all-around total was 53.940.{{cite web|last1=Hopkins|first1=Lauren|title=2016 Olympic Test Event Results|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/04/26/2016-olympic-test-event-results/|website=The Gymternet|accessdate=20 May 2016|date=26 April 2016}} In a press conference after the competition, Adrian Stoica, the president of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation, announced that the one individual spot Romania had at the Olympics would go to either Iordache or Ponor, leaving Bulimar out of contention.{{cite web|last1=Hopkins|first1=Lauren|title=Ponor and Iordache Will Battle for Rio|url=https://thegymter.net/2016/04/26/ponor-and-iordache-will-battle-for-rio/|website=The Gymternet|accessdate=20 May 2016|date=26 April 2016}}

In May, Bulimar ruptured her Achilles tendon while training floor exercise.{{cite web|title=Drama continuă pentru gimnastica românească!|url=http://stiri.tvr.ro/drama-continua-pentru-gimnastica-romaneasca_74181.html|website=StirileTV|accessdate=20 May 2016|language=Romanian|date=15 May 2016}}

Bulimar has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.{{cite web |title=2022-2024 Code of Points Women's Artistic Gymnastics |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_WAG%20CoP%202022-2024.pdf |website=International Gymnastics Federation |access-date=22 January 2022 |pages=151, 211 |archive-date=12 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512092714/https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_WAG%20CoP%202022-2024.pdf |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=Women’s Artistic Gymnastics – 2025-2028 Code of Points |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_1.1%20-%20WAG%20COP%202025-2028.pdf |website=International Gymnastics Federation |date=22 April 2024 |access-date=2 February 2025}}

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