Robert Stănescu

George Robert Stănescu (born 17 January 1985 in Bucharest) is a Romanian artistic gymnast[1] who specialized in still rings. He is a European bronze medallist with the team[2] and was one of the still rings finalists at the 2008 Olympic Games.[3] He also placed fourth in the still rings final at the 2009 World Championships.[4] After failing to make the national team for the 2010 World Championships, he emigrated to Canada where he worked as a gymnastics coach at Alpha gymnastics club in Windsor, Canada.[5] In January 2013, Stanescu and his wife Ruxandra (a former Romanian gymnast) opened a new club named "Alpha Gymnastics Academy" in Windsor, ON, Canada.[6][7] In August 2014, Stanescu became a Canadian citizen and part of the Canadian national team.

Robert Stănescu
Full nameGeorge Robert Stănescu
Country represented Romania
Born (1985-01-17) 17 January 1985
Bucharest, Romania
HometownBucharest
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubCS Dinamo
Former coach(es)Danuţ Grecu, Nicuşor Pascu
Retired2010
Medal record
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2008 LausanneTeam

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Stănescu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Full name: George Robert Stănescu
  2. European Union of Gymnastics 28th European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships
  3. Gymnastics Results 2008 Olympic Games Results
  4. Gymnastics Results 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
  5. Caton, Mary (27 March 2012). "Olympian Stanescu trains gymnasts at Winstars". WindsorStar.com. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Gymnastics coach Robert Stanescu
  6. Caton, Mary (21 January 2013). "New gymnastics club opens in Windsor". windsorstar.com. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  7. "Home". Alpha Gymnastics Academy. Retrieved 10 February 2017.


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