Eugenia Popa

{{short description|Romanian artistic gymnast}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|09|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bucharest

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| discipline = WAG

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| club = Dinamo

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| headcoach = Octavian Belu

| assistcoach = Mariana Bitang

| formercoach = Rodica Apateanu & Liviu Mazilu, both now coaching at [http://pacwestgymnastics.com/ Pacific West Gymnastics]

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| retired = 1992

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{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|1989 Stuttgart|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|1991 Indianapolis|Team}}

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Eugenia Popa (born 10 September 1973 in Bucharest, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast.[http://www.gymn.ca/gymnasticgreats/wag/popa.htm Gymnastics Greats] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111090113/http://www.gymn.ca/gymnasticgreats/wag/popa.htm |date=2010-11-11 }} Whatever happened to Eugenia Popa? She won two world championship medals with the team: a silver medal in 1989[http://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/Worlds/Women/1989_teams_1-3.html Gymn Forum Results] 1989 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Women’s Team and a bronze medal in 1991.[http://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/Worlds/Women/1991_teams_1-4.html Gymn Forum Results] 1991 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Women’s Team She was an alternate to the 1992 silver winning Romanian Olympic team. After retirement she became a coach of artistic gymnastics. She currently coaches at Salto Gymnastics Centre in Lisburn, Northern Ireland.[http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=657:interview-eugenia-popa-romania&catid=3:interviews&Itemid=56 International Gymnast Magazine] Interview: Eugenia Popa(Romania), by John Crumlish, October 23, 2008