Marilena Neacșu (born 15 August 1961 in Sibiu, Romania) is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast.[1] She won a silver medal with the Romanian team at the 1978 World Championships[2] and was an alternate for the 1976 Summer Olympics.[3]
| Marilena Neacșu | |
|---|---|
| Country represented |  Romania |
| Born | 15 August 1961 Sibiu |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Head coach(es) | Béla Károlyi |
| Assistant coach(es) | Marta Károlyi |
| Former coach(es) | Nicolae Buzoianu, Cristl Voiciulescu |
| Choreographer | Geza Pozar |
Medal record | |
Neacșu appeared in the 1990 Romanian/Canadian movie Campioana ("Reach for the Sky", or "La championne" in French).[4] While shooting for the movie, she met her future husband, who was part of the crew. She then moved with him to Montreal, where they married and had three children.
Neacșu currently works at the "Club de gymnastique artistique Gadbois" in Montreal as a gymnastics coach. Her stepfather is Canadian film producer Rock Demers.
References
edit- ^ Gymn Forum Bios Marilena Neacşu
- ^ Gymn Forum Results 1978 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Women’s Team
- ^ Gymnastics Greats Alternates
- ^ IMDB Campioana 1990
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