Maria Ceplinschi

{{short description|Romanian artistic gymnast}}

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| fullname= Maria Sorana Ceplinschi

| nickname= Mara

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| birth_place= Constanța, Romania

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| discipline= WAG

| natlteam= 2018–present (ROU)

| club= Farul Constanta

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| headcoach= Lucian Sandu

| assistcoach= Gina Gogean

| formercoach= Carmen Traicu

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{{MedalCompetition|FIG World Cup}}

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Maria Sorana Ceplinschi (born 12 August 2005){{cite web |title=Maria Ceplinschi |url=http://puzzlegym.ro/2016/01/maria-ceplinschi-en/ |website=Puzzlegym |access-date=25 April 2021 |date=6 January 2016}} is a Romanian artistic gymnast.

Career

= Junior =

At the 2019 Romanian Junior Championships, Ceplinschi won silver medals on both vault and floor exercise, and she finished fourth in the all-around.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2019 Romanian Junior Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2019/06/18/2019-romanian-junior-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=25 April 2021 |date=18 June 2019}} Then at the Senior Romanian Championships, she finished twelfth in the all-around, fifth on vault, and seventh on floor exercise.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2019 Romanian Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2019/09/09/2019-romanian-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=25 April 2021 |date=9 September 2019}} Then at the Horizon Cup, Ceplinschi won gold medals on every event except for the vault.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2019 Horizon Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2019/11/12/2019-horizon-cup-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=25 April 2021 |date=12 November 2019}}

At the 2020 Romanian Championships, Ceplinschi only competed on vault and uneven bars, and she finished fourth in both event finals.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2020 Romanian Championships Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2020/11/21/2020-romanian-championships-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=25 April 2021 |date=21 November 2020}} She competed at the 2020 Junior European Championships, and the Romanian team won the gold medal by more than ten points ahead of Ukraine and Hungary.{{cite web|url=https://www.europeangymnastics.com/news/ana-barbosu-rou-dominates-her-way-all-around-and-team-gold|title=Ana Barbosu (ROU) dominates on her way to all-around and team gold|website=European Gymnastics|date=18 December 2020}}{{cite web |title=Romanian Juniors Win Team Title At Women's European Championships |url=https://www.intlgymnast.com/news/romanian-juniors-win-team-title-at-womens-european-championships/ |website=International Gymnast Media |access-date=25 April 2021 |date=18 December 2020}} Individually, Ceplinschi won the silver medal in the all-around and on the floor exercise, both behind her teammate Ana Bărbosu.{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102166/ana-barbosu-european-gymnastics-junior|title=Barbosu strikes double junior European Women's Artistic Gymnastics gold|first=Michael|last=Houston|website=Inside the Games|date=18 December 2020}}{{cite web |title=Romanian Success At The European Championships In Women's Artistic Gymnastics: Ana Barbosu, Larisa Iordache – Golden Girls |url=https://www.romaniajournal.ro/sports/romanian-success-at-the-european-championships-in-womens-artistic-gymnastics-ana-barbosu-larisa-iordache-golden-girls/ |website=Romania Journal |access-date=25 April 2021 |date=21 December 2020}}

= Senior =

Ceplinschi made her senior international debut at the 2021 European Championships. She was initially the first reserve for the floor exercise event final, but when Larisa Iordache withdrew due to health issues, Ceplinschi was added.{{cite web|url=https://www.news.ro/sport/ce-gimnastica-maria-ceplinschi-in-finala-la-sol-dupa-retragerea-larisei-iordache-1922400124452021042120137675|title=CE gimnastică: Maria Ceplinschi în finală la sol, după retragerea Larisei Iordache|trans-title=EC gymnastics: Maria Ceplinschi in the final on floor, after the withdrawal of Larisa Iordache|language=ro|first=Adina|last=Osan|website=News.ro|date=24 April 2021}} She finished fifth with a score of 12.966.{{cite web |last1=Dumitru |first1=Silviu |title=CE Gimnastică: Maria Ceplinschi, locul 5 la sol / România a terminat competiția fără medalie |url=https://sport.hotnews.ro/stiri-alte_sporturi-24760073-gimnastica-maria-ceplinschi-locul-5-sol-romania-terminat-competitia-fara-medalie.htm |website=HotNews |access-date=25 April 2021 |language=Romanian |date=25 April 2021}} At the Mersin Challenge Cup, she won the gold medal on both the balance beam and the floor exercise.{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Lauren |title=2021 Mersin Challenge Cup Results |url=https://thegymter.net/2021/09/12/2021-mersin-challenge-cup-results/ |website=The Gymternet |access-date=14 September 2021 |date=12 September 2021}} She competed at the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and qualified for the all-around and floor finals. She finished 16th in the all-around and 6th on floor.

Competitive history

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
align=center | Year

! align=center | Event

! style="width:30px;" | Team

! style="width:30px;" | AA

! style="width:30px;" | VT

! style="width:30px;" | UB

! style="width:30px;" | BB

! style="width:30px;" | FX

colspan="8" | Junior
rowspan="1"|2017align=left|Junior Romanian Championships4{{bronze3}}{{silver2}}
rowspan="7"|2019align=left|Gym Festival Trnava4{{bronze3}}{{silver2}}{{bronze3}}
align=left|Petrom Cup{{bronze3}}
align=left|Junior Romanian Championships4
align=left|Romanian Championships1257
align=left|Romanian Individual Championships{{gold1}}{{silver2}}{{gold1}}{{gold1}}{{gold1}}
align=left|Horizon Cup{{gold1}}
align=left|Top Gym8{{silver2}}
rowspan="2" | 2020align=left|Romanian Championships44
bgcolor=#F5F6CE

|align=left|Junior European Championships

{{gold1}}{{silver2}}{{silver2}}
colspan="8" | Senior
rowspan="5" | 2021
bgcolor=#F5F6CE

|align=left|European Championships

5
align=left|FIT Challenge823{{silver2}}
align=left|Mersin Challenge Cup{{gold1}}{{gold1}}
bgcolor=#CCCCFF

| align=left | World Championships

166
rowspan="1" | 2022align=left | City of Jesolo Trophy4124
rowspan="1" | 2023align=left | RomGym Trophy{{bronze3}}
rowspan="2" | 2024
bgcolor=#F5F6CE

| align=left | European Championships

4

References

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