Ana Porgras facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ana Porgras
Porgras at the 2009 World Championships
Personal information
Full name	Ana Porgras
Country represented	Romania
Born	(1993-12-18) 18 December 1993 (age 31) Galați, Romania
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Club	Farul Constanta
Head coach(es)	Octavian Bellu, Mariana Bitang
Assistant coach(es)	Liliana Cozma, Lucian Sandu, Florin Cotuțiu
Former coach(es)	Nicolae Forminte
Choreographer	Puia Valer
Music	The Second Waltz (2009-2010)
Retired	16 January 2012
Medal record Women's gymnastics Representing  Romania World Championships Gold 2010 Rotterdam Balance Beam Bronze 2009 London Uneven Bars European Championships Bronze 2010 Birmingham Team FIG World Cup Gold 2009 Stuttgart Balance Beam Gold 2010 Ghent Balance Beam Silver 2010 Ghent Uneven Bars Silver 2011 Paris Balance Beam

Ana Porgras was a talented Romanian artistic gymnast. She was born on December 18, 1993. Ana became a world champion on the balance beam in 2010. This big win happened at the World Championships in Rotterdam. She also won a bronze medal on the uneven bars at the 2009 World Championships. Many people thought Ana was one of the most graceful gymnasts of her time. In 2011, she received the Longines Prize for Elegance.

Ana's Early Gymnastics Journey

Ana Porgras started her gymnastics training in her hometown of Galați. Her first coaches were Agripina and Paul Gâlea. Later, she joined the Romanian Junior National Team. There, she trained with coaches like Ramona Micu and Florin Cotuțiu.

Junior Successes and Challenges

Ana had a very successful time as a junior gymnast. She won medals at many international competitions. In 2007, she won a gold medal on the balance beam at the Massilia Cup. She also earned a bronze medal with her team. At the 2008 Junior European Championships, Ana won another gold medal on the balance beam. She also helped her team place fourth. Towards the end of her junior career, Ana needed surgery on her knee. This was to fix a detached ligament.

Ana's Senior Gymnastics Career

Ana Porgras began her senior gymnastics career in 2009. Even with injuries, she achieved great things.

2009: A Strong Start as a Senior

Porgras on the balance beam during the beam finals at the 2009 World Championships.

Ana was still recovering from her knee surgery. Because of this, she missed the 2009 European Championships. However, she made a great debut at the 2009 World Championships in London. She performed very well in the qualifying rounds. She was first on balance beam and second in the all-around competition.

Even with some falls, she earned a bronze medal on the uneven bars. She tied with American gymnast Rebecca Bross. Later that year, Ana won a gold medal on the balance beam at the DTB Cup in Stuttgart.

2010: World Champion!

Porgras at the 2009 World Championships uneven bars podium

Ana continued to deal with injuries in 2010. She was part of the team at the 2010 European Championships. She helped her team qualify in second place. She also qualified first on beam and seventh on bars individually. Her team won the bronze medal. Ana scored the highest mark of the day on the balance beam.

During the team finals, Ana got injured on her balance beam dismount. This meant she had to withdraw from the individual beam and uneven bars finals. After returning to Romania, doctors found a crack in her right fibula bone. In September, she made a great comeback at the Ghent World Cup. She won gold on balance beam and silver on uneven bars. A week later, she won her all-around title again at the Romanian National Championships. She also won gold on balance beam and bronze on floor.

In October, Ana was chosen for the national team for the 2010 World Championships in Rotterdam. She helped her team finish fourth in the team finals. Individually, she placed fifth in the all-around and on uneven bars. Most excitingly, she won the gold medal on balance beam! She beat strong competitors like Rebecca Bross and the defending champion Deng Linlin. Ana was the first Romanian woman to win a world championship since Andreea Răducan in 2001.

2011: More Achievements and Retirement

In April 2011, Ana competed at the 2011 European Championships. She only competed on two events, beam and uneven bars. She did not make it to the finals. However, in August 2011, she performed well at the Romanian National Championships. She won her third all-around national title in a row.

After good performances at two friendly competitions, Ana was selected for the team. This team would compete at the 2011 World Championships. During the qualification day, she had some small mistakes. She grabbed the beam and fell on her uneven bars dismount. This meant she didn't make the event finals.

However, in the team finals, she helped Romania place fourth. She received the highest scores on beam and uneven bars for her team. In the all-around final, she performed well. She finished sixth overall. Ana was also awarded one of the two Longines Prize for Elegance in 2011.

In January 2012, Ana injured her elbow during training. She announced her retirement from gymnastics. This was only seven months before the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England.

Ana's Competitive Results

Here are some of Ana Porgras's results from her gymnastics career:

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
2007	Elite Gym Massilia		7	5	8
2008	European Championships (Junior)	4	9
2009	Stuttgart World Cup
	World Championships		7			7	5
2010	European Championships
	Ghent World Cup
	Romanian National Championships
	SUI-GER-ROU Friendly
	World Championships	4	5		5
2011	Romanian National Championships
	SUI-GER-ROU Friendly
	World Championships	4	6

See also

In Spanish: Ana Porgras para niños