Irina Deleanu
{{short description|Romanian rhythmic gymnast (born 1975)}}
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| discipline = RG
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| club = Triumf Bucharest
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| headcoach = Maria Girba
| assistcoach = Doina Firca
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| retired = 1993
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{{MedalCountry | {{ROM}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Championships}}
{{MedalBronze| 1992 Brussels|Rope}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Cup Final}}
{{MedalBronze|1990 Brussels|Ribbon}}
{{MedalCompetition | European Championships}}
{{MedalBronze| 1990 Gothenburg|Ball}}
{{MedalCompetition | European Cup Final}}
{{MedalBronze|1991 Brussels|Hoop}}
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Irina Deleanu (born 12 November 1975) is a Romanian individual rhythmic gymnast. She is currently the president of the Romanian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation.
Career
In the 1992 World Championships, she won the bronze medal in rope. She retired from the sport in 1993. An annual rhythmic gymnastics competition held in Bucharest is named after her, The Irina Deleanu Cup.
= Suspension =
The FIG initiated disciplinary proceedings against Irina Deleanu on 12 March 2012 at the request of the Cyprus Gymnastics Federation damaging the reputation of Cypriot gymnast Chrystalleni Trikomiti, following comments that she made during a television interview with regard to the judging at the Rhythmic Gymnastics qualifying event for London 2012, which took place in January 2012. Deleanu was suspended of her membership of the Technical Committee of the European Gymnastics Union from the date of the said decision until 31 December 2016.[http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,5187-188044-19728-44767-316775-18049-5233-layout209-205266-news-item,00.html Irina Deleanu affair] The length of the suspension was later reduced until the end of December 2015.{{Cite web |url=http://www.aipsmedia.com/index.php?page=news&cod=9532&tp=n |title=FIG appeal tribunal reduces Deleanu penalty |access-date=2013-04-22 |archive-date=2018-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331041402/http://www.aipsmedia.com/index.php?page=news&cod=9532&tp=n |url-status=dead }}
= Abuse allegations =
In October 2024, the father of two Romanian rhythmic gymnasts, Annaliese Dragan and Christina Dragan, accused Deleanu of verbal abusing and forcing to train on injuries his daughters as well as several other Romanian gymnasts.{{Cite web |last=Nazare |first=Daniel |date=2024-10-10 |title=Irina Deleanu, atac din partea unui părinte după ce ar fi abuzat verbal și psihic mai multe gimnaste de lot național, inclusiv pe Annaliese Drăgan, care a fost prezentă la JO Paris 2024! |trans-title=Irina Deleanu, attack from a parent after she verbally and mentally abused several national team gymnasts, including Annaliese Dragan, who was present at the Paris 2024 Olympics! |url=https://www.prosport.ro/alte-sporturi/irina-deleanu-atac-din-partea-parintilor-dupa-ce-ar-fi-abuzat-verbal-si-psihic-mai-multe-gimnaste-de-lot-national-inclusiv-pe-annaliese-dragan-care-a-fost-prezenta-la-jo-paris-2024-esti-g-20002699 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=Prosport |language=ro}} She denied the allegations and said that Annaliese Dragan had pre-existing medical conditions that doctors had cleared her to continue training with.{{Cite web |last=Nazare |first=Daniel |date=2024-10-10 |title=rina Deleanu, reacție după scandalul din gimnastica ritmică dezvăluit de ProSport! „E fix invers: mama ei îmi trimitea mesaje în care spunea să-i zic că arată ca o vacă”. Ce mesaj a avut fosta sportivă pentru Annaliese Drăgan înainte de startul Paris 2024 |trans-title=Irina Deleanu, reaction after the scandal in rhythmic gymnastics revealed by ProSport! “It’s the other way around: her mother was sending me messages saying to tell her that she looks like a cow.” What message did the former athlete have for Annaliese Dragane before the start of Paris 2024 |url=https://www.prosport.ro/alte-sporturi/irina-deleanu-prima-reactie-dupa-scandalul-din-gimnastica-ritmica-e-fix-invers-mama-ei-imi-trimitea-mesaje-in-care-spunea-sa-i-zic-ca-arata-ca-o-vaca-ce-mesaj-i-a-trimis-fosta-sp-20005087 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=Prosport |language=ro}} Following this, both sisters were removed from the national team.{{Cite web |last=Nazare |first=Daniel |date=2024-12-19 |title=Cine a furat covorul sportivelor de la gimnastică ritmică din Sala Floreasca? Sora Annalisei Drăgan a luat locul 1 la un concurs internațional la Leverkusen |trans-title=Who stole the carpet from the rhythmic gymnasts in Sala Floreasca? Annaliese Drăgan's sister took 1st place at an international competition in Leverkusen |url=https://www.prosport.ro/alte-sporturi/cine-a-furat-covorul-sportivelor-de-la-gimnastica-ritmica-din-sala-floreasca-sora-annalisei-dragan-a-luat-locul-1-la-un-concurs-international-la-leverkusen-special-20055820 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=Prosport |language=ro}}
In January and February 2025, several other gymnasts came forward with allegations of abuse from Deleanu and other coaches, including Denisa Mailat and national champions Alexandra Piscupescu and Ana Luiza Filiorianu. The gymnasts alleged that they experienced repeated mental and physical abuse, there was an atmosphere of fear in training, and that they and other gymnasts were verbally abused, thrown around and beaten, and forced to repeatedly perform elements as a punishment.{{Cite web |last= |date=2025-01-15 |title=Abuse in Romanian Rhythmic Gymnastics |url=https://www.arads.ro/en/testimonies/abuses-in-romanian-rhythmic-gymnastics/ |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=Romanian Association for the Defense of Athletes’ Rights – United Europe |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Munteanu |first=Răzvan |date=2025-02-20 |title=Scandal în gimnastică. Destăinuiri cutremurătoare ale unei foste gimnaste de top |trans-title=Scandal in gymnastics. Shocking revelations from a former top gymnast |url=https://adevarul.ro/blogurile-adevarul/scandal-in-gimnasticadestainuiri-cutremuratoare-2423366.html |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=adevarul.ro |language=ro}} Irina Lalciu said that she quit gymnastics due to the abusive treatment she received.
References
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External links
- {{FIG|bio=21915|lic=434|name=Irina Deleanu}}
- [http://frgr.ro/ Federatia Romana de Gimnastica Ritmica] {{in lang|ro}}
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Category:Romanian rhythmic gymnasts
Category:Olympic gymnasts for Romania
Category:Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Category:Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships
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