Sonia Iovan

Sonia Iovan
Iovan in 1964
Personal information
Full nameSonia Iovan-Inovan
Born(1935-09-29)29 September 1935
Died6 September 2024(2024-09-06) (aged 88)
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented
 Romania
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1960 RomeTeam
Bronze medal – third place1956 MelbourneTeam
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1958 MoscowTeam
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1959 KrakowBeam
Silver medal – second place1957 BucharestBeam
Bronze medal – third place1959 KrakowAll around
Bronze medal – third place1957 BucharestAll around
Bronze medal – third place1957 BucharestVault

Sonia Iovan-Inovan (29 September 1935 – 6 September 2024) was a Romanian artistic gymnast who competed at the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Olympic Games.[1] She was a double Olympic bronze medalist, a bronze world medalist and a multiple European medalist.[2][3][4][5] Iovan died in France on 6 September 2024, at the age of 88.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Sonia Iovan-Inovan. Sports Reference
  2. ↑ Gymn Forum Results 1957 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women’s All Around
  3. ↑ Gymn Forum Results 1957 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women’s Events Finals
  4. ↑ Gymn Forum Results 1959 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women’s All Around
  5. ↑ Gymn Forum Results 1959 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women’s Events Finals
  6. ↑ "A murit Sonia Iovan, prima medaliată olimpică la gimnastică a României". Mediafax. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.