PROFILES

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Name: Lavinia Agache

Birthdate: February 11, 1968

Hometown: Caiute, Romania

Coach: Maria Cosa, Mihai Agoston

Notables: married, has coached all over the US (MN, CA) and is now at Everglades Gymnastics in Florida, began the sport at age 7 in Onesti, age was falsified so she could compete at the 1981 Worlds

Meet
VT
UB
BB
FX
AA
TM
1985 ROM vs. HOL         6th 1st
1985 Hungarian International 3rd 1st   3rd 1st  
1984 Olympic Games 3rd 8th       1st
1984 Balkan Championships     1st   5th 1st
1984 Golden Sands International         3rd  
1984 ROM vs. TCH         4th 1st
1984 Romanian International         1st  
1983 World Championships 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 6th 2nd
1983 Romanian Nationals         1st  
1983 Catania Cup         1st  
1983 European Championships  3rd 2nd 1st 8th 2nd  
1983 Romanian International 1st     1st 2nd  
1982 World Cup 5th 5th 5th 2nd 3rd  
1982 Rouen International 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 1st  
1982 Milan Grand Prix 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st  
1982 Romanian International     1st   3rd  
1981 Japan Junior International          1st  
1991 World Championships 5th 7th     7th 4th
1981 Balkan Championships 3rd       7th  
1980 ROM vs. GBR         6th 1st
1980 Jr. Europeans 4th 6th   4th 3rd  
1979 Jr. ROM vs. GDR         3rd  


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Photos © Associated Press, Tom Theobald, Robert Kensit

Skill Highlights - 1983 World Championships  


VT: tucked Tsukahara 1 1/2

UB: toe-on + Deltchev + drop to low bar, stalder + stalder, double tuck flyaway

BB: roundoff + 1-arm flip flop mount, split leap, flip flop + back tuck stepout, double stag sissone, front tuck, split handstand variation, forward shoulder roll + Valdez, roundoff + double tuck dismount

FX: tuck full-in, roundoff + full-twisting flip flop stepout, straight jump 2/1, 1 1/2 twist + front handspring stepout, Valdez to Y scale, split leap + double turn, double tuck


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