Alexandra Piscupescu
| Alexandra Piscupescu | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Alexa |
| Country represented |  Romania |
| Born | 10 June 1994 Bucharest, Romania |
| Hometown | Bucharest |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Club | Olimpia |
| Head coach(es) | Maria Garba |
| Assistant coach(es) | Elena Vlad |
| Choreographer | Anca Iorga |
| World ranking | 16 (2013 Season)[1] 25 (2012 Season)[2] 56 (2011 Season)[3] |
Alexandra Piscupescu (born 10 June 1994) is a retired Romanian rhythmic gymnast. She is a 6-time Romanian National champion.
Career[edit]
Piscupescu as a junior has competed at the 2009 Irina Deleanu Cup where she won the junior all-around gold medal.
Piscupescu debuted as a senior in 2010, she competed at the 2010 World Championships in Moscow and 2011 World Championships in Montpellier, France where she finished 17th in all-around. She participated at the 2012 London Test Event where she finished 5th place in All Around Final. Picupescu finished 18th in all-around at the 2012 European Championships in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
In 2013, Piscupescu won her first World cup medals at the 2013 Irina Deleanu Cup, she won silver in hoop and ball, bronze in ribbon final.[4] Piscupescu finished 17th at the 2013 World Championships All-around final behind Azeri gymnast Marina Durunda.
In 2014, Piscupescu won the 2014 Irina Deleanu Cup. On 10–15 June Piscupescu competed at the 2014 European Championships and finished 18th in all-around.[5] She then competed at the 2014 World Championships placing 32nd in the all-around qualifications. She won her 6th National title, where she also announced her retirement from Rhythmic Gymnastics after the competition.
In 2015, Piscupescu made a comeback in RG in August, Piscupescu finished 22nd in the all-around at the 2015 Budapest World Cup. On 9–13 September Piscupescu competed at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart finishing 33rd in the All-around qualifications and did not advance into the Top 24 finals.[6]
After her retirement she works as a trainer at the Clubul Sportul Studențesc, coaching promising gymnasts such as Annaliese Dragan who got a pass for the 2024 Olympics and Lisa Garac who won bronze in teams at the 2023 Junior Worlds, as well as the national junior group.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics". International Federation of Gymnastics. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ^ "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics" (PDF). International Federation of Gymnastics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics" (PDF). International Federation of Gymnastics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ^ "3 medals for Alexandra Piscupescu at the World Cup". romaniangymnast. 26 April 2013.
- ^ "World Champion Kudryavtseva is also Europe's Gymnastics Queen". gymmedia. 14 June 2014.
- ^ "2015 World Championships All-around results". Intlgymnast. 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Sisters Andra and Carina Crainic compete this weekend at the Rhythmic World Championships in Cluj!". csmarad.ro. 25 January 2024.
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