Diana Bulimar facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Diana Bulimar
Bulimar in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Diana Laura Bulimar
Nickname(s)	Didi
Country represented	Romania
Born	(1995-08-22) 22 August 1995 (age 29) Timișoara, Romania
Residence	Bucharest, Romania
Height	155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior International Elite
Years on national team	2008–16 (ROU)
Club	CS Dinamo Bucharest
Head coach(es)	Octavian Bellu, Mariana Bitang
Assistant coach(es)	Lucian Sandu, Mircea Vintila, Raluca Bugner
Former coach(es)	Cristian Moldovan, Lacramioara Moldovan
Choreographer	Mariana Ristea
Music	2011–2013:"Areg" by Samvel Yervinyan 2013–2014:"Butterfly Dance" by HANA 2015: "Janaam Samhja Karo"
Eponymous skills	Switch leap with 1/4 with additional full turn (D) – Floor exercise
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 0 0 1 European Championships 2 1 1 Youth Olympic Games 0 1 0 Total 2 2 2 Representing  Romania Olympic Games Bronze 2012 London Team European Championships Gold 2012 Brussels Team Gold 2014 Sofia Team Silver 2013 Moscow Balance Beam Bronze 2013 Moscow Floor Exercise Youth Olympic Games Silver 2010 Singapore Floor Exercise Event 1st 2nd 3rd FIG World Cup 2 6 3

Diana Laura Bulimar (born August 22, 1995) is a talented Romanian gymnast. She has won two European Championships with the Romanian team. She was also part of the Romanian team that earned a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

Junior Career

2010: Early Success

In April, Diana competed at the 2010 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in the UK. Her strong performance helped the Romanian team win second place. She also finished fourth in the all-around competition. In individual events, she won a bronze medal on the uneven bars. She also placed fourth on the floor exercise.

In August, Diana competed at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. She finished sixth in the all-around competition. In the individual event finals, she earned a silver medal on the floor exercise. She also placed seventh on both vault and uneven bars.

In September, Diana competed at the Romanian National Championships. She won second place in the all-around competition.

Senior Career

2011: Stepping Up

In August, Diana competed at the Romanian National Championships. She placed fourth in the all-around competition.

In September, Diana helped Romania win a team competition against Germany and Switzerland. She also placed third in the all-around.

In October, Diana competed at the 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Japan. Her floor exercise score helped the Romanian team finish in fourth place.

2012: Olympic Medalist

In March, Diana competed at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Qatar. She won a silver medal on the floor exercise. She also placed fifth on uneven bars.

In April, Diana helped Romania win team competitions against France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Her scores on uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise were very important.

In May, Diana competed at the 2012 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Belgium. Her scores on uneven bars, balance beam, and floor helped the Romanian team win first place.

In June, Diana competed at the World Cup event in Belgium. She won a silver medal on balance beam and a bronze medal on floor.

At the beginning of July, Diana helped Romania win a team competition in Bucharest.

London Olympics

Bulimar (center) with the 2012 Olympic Romanian team.

In July, Diana competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. She helped the Romanian team qualify for the team final. The team went on to win a bronze medal. Diana also qualified for the balance beam final. However, another teammate, Larisa Iordache, competed in the balance beam final instead.

2013: More Medals

At the 2013 La Roche-sur-Yon World Cup, Diana won a silver medal on floor.

At the Doha World Cup in Qatar, Diana won a gold medal on the floor exercise. She also placed fourth on balance beam and fifth on uneven bars.

At the 2013 European Championships in Russia, Diana placed second in the all-around qualification. She also won a silver medal on balance beam and a bronze medal on floor exercise. She finished fourth in the all-around final.

In June, she won a gold medal on floor exercise and a bronze medal on beam at the Anadia World Cup. Her last competition of the year was the Turnen Dames Interland. There, she won gold in the all-around, balance beam, and floor exercise. She also won a bronze on uneven bars. Unfortunately, she injured her kneecap during training and needed surgery. This meant she could not compete for the rest of the season.

2014: Team Gold

Bulimar (left) at the 2014 European Championships with Larisa Iordache (centre) and Sandra Izbașa (right)

Diana's first competition after her injury was the Doha World Cup. She won a silver medal on floor and placed fourth on beam. She also competed in a friendly meet against Belgium and France. She won team gold and all-around silver.

Diana's last competition of the season was the 2014 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Her scores helped Romania win the team gold medal. She also qualified for the floor final, where she tied for fourth place. For the second year in a row, Diana had to miss national and world championships due to a knee injury.

2015: Challenges and Comebacks

Diana returned to competition at the Doha World Cup. She won a silver medal on uneven bars and a bronze medal on balance beam.

In April, she competed at the 2015 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships. She placed 10th in the all-around.

In June, Diana had surgery on her right knee. This caused her to miss the European Games. She returned to competition in September at a friendly meet between Romania and France. She helped her team win the gold medal. At the Romanian Championships, she won a bronze medal in the all-around and a silver on the beam. She then competed at the Novara Cup in Italy, where the Romanian team won gold. Diana finished fourth individually and won a bronze medal on beam.

Diana was chosen for the Romanian team for the 2015 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. The team faced some challenges during their performance. They finished 13th, which meant they did not automatically qualify for the Olympic Games. The team was understandably disappointed with the results.

In November, Diana competed at the Arthur Gander Memorial in Switzerland. She won a bronze medal. She then competed at the Elite Gym Massilia meet in France. She helped team Romania win a bronze medal. She also won a bronze in the all-around and a gold medal on the floor exercise.

2016: Olympic Dream Ends

Diana competed at the Doha World Cup in March. She finished eighth on uneven bars and won a silver medal on floor. In April, she competed in the Belgium Friendly. The Romanian team won silver. Diana won a bronze medal in the all-around. She tied for gold on the balance beam and won gold on floor.

Diana was named to the team for the 2016 Olympic Test Event. This was Romania's last chance to qualify a full team for the Olympics. The team finished seventh out of eight. Diana scored 11.733 on uneven bars after a fall. After the competition, it was announced that Romania would only have one individual spot at the Olympics. This spot would go to another gymnast, meaning Diana would not compete in the Olympics.

In May, Diana suffered a serious injury. She ruptured her Achilles tendon while training on the floor exercise.

Eponymous Skill

Diana Bulimar has a special skill named after her in gymnastics. It is listed in the official Code of Points.

Competitive History

Bulimar at the 2012 Ghent World Cup

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
2010
	Junior European Championships		4				4
	Youth Olympic Games		6	7	7
	National Championships
2011	National Championships		4
	SUI-GER-ROU Friendly
	World Championships	4					WD
2012	Doha World Cup				5
	FRA-ROU Friendly
	GER-GBR-ROU Friendly
	European Championships
	Ghent World Cup
	ROU-FRA-GER-ITA Friendly
	Olympic Games					WD
2013	La Roche-sur-Yon World Cup
	Doha World Cup				5	4
	European Championships		4
	Anadia World Cup
	Turnen Dames Interland
2014	Doha World Cup					4
	BEL-FRA-ROU Friendly
	European Championships						4
2015	Doha World Cup
	European Championships		10
	FRA-ROU Friendly
	National Championships
	Novara Cup		4
	World Championships	13	56
	Arthur Gander Memorial
	Elite Gym Massilia					5
2016	Doha World Cup				8
	Belgium Friendly
	Olympic Test Event	7	24

See also

In Spanish: Diana Bulimar para niños

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