Mirela Țugurlan

Mirela Țugurlan
Born (1980-09-04) September 4, 1980
Focșani, Romania
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
 Romania
Head coach
Octavian Belu
Assistant coach
Mariana Bitang
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 LausanneTeam

Mirela Țugurlan (born September 4, 1980)[1] is a Romanian artistic gymnast.

Early life

Țugurlan started gymnastics at age 7 and was selected to the junior Olympic team by age 12.[2]

Gymnastics career

She is a 1996 Olympic bronze medalist and a 1997 world gold medalist with the team. She was not originally expected to be a member of the Romanian Olympic team in Atlanta, but was added to the roster after Ana Maria Bican sustained a serious knee injury in training after having arrived in Atlanta. Despite her relative lack of experience competing at the international senior level, Țugurlan performed solidly on the Olympic stage and contributed to Romania's bronze medal finish. A year later at the world championships in Lausanne, Switzerland, Țugurlan helped the Romanian women win their third consecutive world team title.

References

  1. ↑ "Olympedia - Mírela Tugurlan". 2022-12-27.
  2. ↑ "PORTRET: Mirela Ţugurlan este o gimnastă de nota zece". adevarul.ro (in Romanian). 16 April 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
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