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	Maria Olaru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Maria Olaru (born June 4, 1982, Falticeni) is a retired Olympic gymnast from Romania.
		Olaru began gymnastics at the age of six in her hometown of Falticeni, but quickly transferred to the local gymnastics club in Deva.
		Olaru retired after the 2000 Olympics, noting that the new Code of Points would not be suited to gymnasts of her height, and enrolled as a student at the University of Timisoara.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Maria_Olaru (274 words)

	Maria Olaru: Encyclopedia topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Maria Olaru was born on June 4th, in Falticeni (Falticeni: more facts about this subject), Romania (Romania: A Balkan republic in southeastern Europe).
		At the Junior Olympics in Lisbon (Lisbon: Capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic), 1997, she placed 1st on Floor, 2nd on Vault and 3rd on Vault.
		Olaru retired shortly after the Sydney Olympics, as she thought the new revised Code of Points was not made for tall gymnasts such as herself.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/maria_olaru (250 words)

	Maria Olaru
		Maria Olaru was born on the 4th of June in 1982 in Falticeni.
		Maria turned sixteen in 1998, but she was out for some of that year and early 1999 because of a knee surgery.
		Maria retired at the end of 2000, and is currently studying at the University of Timisoara to become a coach.
	romfan.tripod.com /bios/olaru.html (800 words)

	Cetate World Gymnastics - Visa American Cup: Prelims Coverage
		Olaru also stayed on with a clean set, although a bit of a bounce on her dismount, for a 9.2.
		Olaru turned in a 9.675 with a clean floor routine that pulled her into third place behind Atler and Karpenko halfway through the competition.
		Olaru floated through her double Yurchenko, and joined the club of semi- piked Phelps, to score a 9.425 that pulled her into second.
	cetate.com /Gymnastics/Article.asp?id=214 (1434 words)

	CNN/SI - Olympic Sports - Krukov wins men's title at gymnastics worlds - Thursday October 14, 1999 07:48 PM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Olaru and Karpenko went into their last of the four events, the vault, with Karpenko leading 29.212 to 29.149.
		Olaru also had the second-best floor exercise -- 9.825 -- plus 9.737 on the balance beam and 9.587 on the uneven bars.
		Olaru and the 16-year-old Raducan were the top two scorers in qualifying and the team finals, where Romania won its fourth consecutive world team title.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/news/1999/10/14/gymnastics_worlds_ap (897 words)

	International GYMNAST: 2003 World Championships
		Olaru, who turned 21 on June 4, is now a student in Timisoara, where she has her own apartment and car.
		Described by her friends as both clever and sensitive, Maria is full of opinions about the sport she loves.
		Olaru was part of the victorious Romanian team in both Tianjin and Sydney.
	www.intlgymnast.com /events/2003/worlds/news-olaru.html (1866 words)

	Gold in Olaru's vault
		TIANJIN (CHINA), OCT 14: Romanian gymnast Maria Olaru twisted her way through superior vaults on her final routine today and defeated Ukraine's Viktoria Karpenko for the world women's all-round title.
		Olaru and Karpenko went into their last of the four events, the vault, with Karpenko leading 29.212 points to 29.149.
		Olaru also had the second-best floor exercise -- 9.825 -- plus 9.737 on the balance beam and 9.587 points on the uneven bars.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19991015/isp15017.html (207 words)

	Maria Olaru
		Family Facts: Maria's father died when she was only four years old.
		Maria was a succesfull Junior in 1997 and no doubt she would have made the Worldsteam if she would been age eligible.
		In this year she won the ITC as Induvidual, Trophee Massilia and a Juniormeet in Japan also.
	www.gymbox.net /Olaru.htm (173 words)

	USA Gymnastics Online: 1998 Visa American Cup
		Olaru (ROM) had a nice bars set, and dismounted with a double front half out, small step, but fell to fifth in the preliminary qualifying standings.
		Maria Olaru (ROM) compete a front double full punch front pike, and ended with a triple full dismount for a 9.675 on floor.
		Maria Olaru (ROM) was clean throughout her beam routine until the end, when she bounced sideways off the mat on her triple full dismount for a 9.2.
	www.usa-gymnastics.org /events/1998/american-cup/qh2.html (1031 words)

	Gymn Forum: Maria Olaru Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Maria was born on June 4, 1982, in Birlad.
		Her father died when she was four years old, and her mother was forced to put Maria into a children's home because she could not afford to take care of her.
		At the home, Maria showed a great interest in gymnastics and managed to pass the entrance exams for the famous Deva school.
	www.gymn-forum.com /bios/women/olaru.html (268 words)

	Maria Oralu
		After having spent some time in Italy (at Porto San Giorgio) and in Spain (in Madrid), the romanian team returned in Deva in their new sport Hall, which seems to be great.
		The 30th of September Maria had a knee injury and had to keep a splint for three weeks.
		Maria Olaru (ROM) 9.550 VT, 9.550 UB, 9.625 BB, 9.250 FX, 37.975 AA
	www.geocities.com /Colosseum/1584/MOlaru1.html (1309 words)

	Cetate World Gymnastics - Romanian Flowers Wilt in Dutch Hothouse
		Representing Romania were Simona Amanar, Maria Olaru, Andreea Isarescu, Andreea Raducan, Corina Ungureanu and Andreea Ulmeanu (alternate).
		Known previously as a two-event gymnast, valuable on the leg events but undistinguished on bars and beam, the tall Olaru has developed into a strong all-arounder, logging an event-high 9.750 and 9.800 on what used to be her weak events.
		Olaru has a gift for dramatic movement, both on beam and on floor, but her present choreography does little to highlight this talent.
	cetate.com /Gymnastics/Article.asp?id=100 (1638 words)

	Maria Olaru - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Maria Olaru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Maria Olaru - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Maria Olaru.
		Here you will find more informations about Maria Olaru.
		The orginal Maria Olaru article can be editet
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Maria-Olaru.html (256 words)

	CNN/SI - Olympic Sports - Romania takes lead at gymnastics worlds - Thursday October 14, 1999 07:49 PM
		Russia, the 1997 runner-up, was a close second thanks to a saucy performance by defending individual champion Svetlana Khorkina, who sometimes appeared to be using conjuring tricks to flip from place to place.
		The Romanians have lost 1997 triple gold medalist Gina Gogean to retirement, but Raducan stepped in serenely, scoring 9.812 on the balance beam and 9.800 in the floor exercises, where she sometimes seemed to barely touch the ground.
		Olaru's best was a 9.787 on the floor, but her consistency put her into the individual lead with 38.792 to 38.755 for Raducan.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/news/1999/10/09/gymnastics_worlds_ap (641 words)

	Women Warriors - Pioneers - Timeline event (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Her team-mates, Simona Amanar took the silver and Maria Olaru the bronze.
		Raducan was later stripped of her medal for taking an over-the-counter cold remedy the team doctor prescribed that contained a banned stimulant.
		Team-mates Simona Amanar and Maria Olaru, the silver and bronze medal winners, moved up in the individual standings, and fourth-place finisher Liu Xuan of China got the bronze.
	www.womenwarriors.ca /en/history/event.asp?id=1114 (87 words)

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		all around 5th with a total of 38.617 (she qualified in second place behind Olaru with a score of 38.755) She was the top scorer in the qualifying round for the beam final and scored 9.762 placing 2nd.
		On the floor final she took the world by storm performing a double layout, double pike, 2 1/2 twist with pike to step out and a triple twist scoring 9.837 to go home with the gold medal.
		She was also part of the gold medal winning team scoring 154.394 - other members of the team were - Simona Amanar, Maria Olaru, Lorendana Boboc and Andreea Isarescu.
	members.lycos.co.uk /suz_w_182 (468 words)

	Sydney 2000 Post Games Report
		In a rare trifecta 16-year-old Andreea Raducan won the gold with a score of 38.893, while the silver and bronze medals went to her compatriots Simona Amanar, 38.642 and Maria Olaru, 38.581.
		Simona Amanar automatically became the gold medallist in the competition, Maria Olaru got silver, and China’s Xuan Liu was elevated to bronze.
		Near the end of the all-around competition it emerged that the vaulting apparatus, incredibly, was set at the wrong height, 5 cm too low at 1.20 m.
	www.gamesinfo.com.au /postgames/en/pg003020.htm (704 words)

	They are looking forward to come here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		She has put in some really nice words for us, and told Andreea and Maria that Malaysian people are really nice people, and they should accept our invitation to come.
		Just talked to Maria Olaru yesterday when they were at outdoor of the cool Winter in Romania, minus 30 degree, sooooo cool!
		Andreea just started her university life, and Maria is 3rd year university student, studying in two universities to obtain double degree.
	penangtalk.com /penangtalk/posts/8724.html (263 words)

	World & Olympics Gymnastics Champions
		Andreea Raducan and Maria Olaru from Romania will be coming to Penang on January 16 to 20th.
		Andreea Raducan and Maria Olaru is here under the invitation of Penang State Minister of Sports, Youth and National Unity, The Hon.
		This is the first appearance for both Andreea (age 19) and Maria (age 20) in this South East Asia Region.
	penangtalk.com /penangtalk/posts/8704.html (213 words)

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		Maria Olaru* becomes the 2nd Romanian to win a Worlds
		Maria Olaru* has an ankle injury which keeps her from competing in the 2000 Europeans
		Andreea Raducan, Simona Amanar, and Maria* Olaru place in the Olympic All Around, but Raducan's medal is stripped after a positive drug test; she is the first gymnast ever to be stripped of a medal
	romfan.tripod.com /Timeline.html (234 words)

	1999 World Championships Preview
		But she will be ably supported by veterans Corina Ungureanu (member of the 97 Worlds team and the 98 European FX Champ) and Maria Olaru (98 European team member, 99 Romanian Nat'l Champ).
		Maria Olaru- Maria won the AA bronze medal last year at the Goodwill Games, but has really come on strong in 1999.
		Although a knee injury sidelined her for a while (and people speculated whether she would actually return or not) she is back with a vengence.
	www.angelfire.com /wa/gymgraham/99WorldsPreview.html (5300 words)

	Sydney 2000: Gymnastics
		Maria Olaru, the reigning world all-around champion, wound up in third place.
		The United States women fell to fourth as they failed to defend the team title they won four years earlier in Atlanta.
		Romania drew on strong performances from all-around world champ Maria Olaru and veteran Simona Amanar, who will retire after this competition, as well as newcomer Andreea Raducan.
	www.npr.org /news/specials/olympics2000/gymnastics.html (694 words)

	2000 Women's European Gymnastics Championships
		Maria Olaru (ROM) - Current World AA champ looked kind of beat up, with heavily bandaged ankles and a back brace, and she performed poorly during the training sessions.
		Lo and behold, come the start of the team competition Olaru was nowhere to be seen, and was replaced by Loredana Boboc.
		Loredana Boboc - A last minute replacement for current world AA champ Maria Olaru, she falls on beam during the last rotation of team finals, sealing the win for the Russians.
	www.gymagery.com /rozagalieva/goodies/euros2000/pengawards/europeng01.html (964 words)

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		Andreea, Simona Amanar and Maria Olaru advanced to the all around.
		Andreea had beautiful performances on the uneven bars, balance beam, and a vault that was 2 inches too low.
		Thanks to a Romanian doctor, Andreea's medal was taken away because she had taken a cold medication (Nurofen) given to her by the team doctor, which had contained a substance banned by the IOC.
	www.expage.com /AndreeasBio (518 words)

	The Romanian Gymnastics Message Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Relations between Bitang and champion Maria Olaru were especially cold towards the end of the gymnast’s career.
		“Bitang caught some subtle messages that Olaru sent Belu and it made her very jealous” stated a gymnast.
		All the generations coached by Belu and Bitang at Deva knew of their love affair.
	42723.rapidforum.com /topic=100179345282 (1724 words)

	People's Daily Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		World all-around gymnastics champion Maria Olaru of Romania beat her compatriot Simona Amanar by only 0.100 point to win the women's overall title at the Chunichi Cup gymnastics tournament in Nagoya, Japan, on December 11.
		17-year-old Olaru scored 9.750 points in the floor exercise, 9.
		It was the first time that both Olaru and Tsukahara had won in the Chunichi Cup tournament.
	english1.people.com.cn /english/199912/12/print19991212S105.html (171 words)

	Pictures of Romanian Gymnasts In Pg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		I hope Kayes would allow me to post this two links of pictures taken by me while the Romanian World and Olympics Champions Andreea Raducan and Maria Olaru were in Penang.
		Thanks to the update from our Malaysian Embassy in Romania, we got to know that the girls went back to do huge publicity for Penang, appeared in 3 major newspapers cover pages with lots of Penang from here, 3 full pages in Romanian largest circulation magazine -- VIVA.
		Maria Olaru in answering one of the questions was amazed to see the tolerance shown by the different races and religions in Malaysia who live together harmoniously.
	penangtalk.com /penangtalk/posts/9277.html (178 words)

	WTAworld.com - WTA Tour: Survivor - Rogers Cup (Montreal, CAN)
		Maria Kirilenko // Caroline Wozniacki // Viktoria Azarenka // Serena Williams // Ana Ivanovic
		Maria really focused right now, puts it away with four straight forehand winners.
		Maria serving for the match, bad errors on serve.
	www.wtaworld.com /showthread.php?t=129299 (430 words)

	Tribute to Maria Olaru. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Maria Olaru was the most consistent and stable Romanian gymnast of the year 97-2000.
		World Champion, winner of many events, the fine Maria was a powerful vaulter and a beautiful dancer on Floor (An original choreography!).
		Here is a set of photos dedicated to this Romanian star.
	www.kostiskal.net /maria/tribml1.html (76 words)

	Erika Boncsina - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		From left to right, they are: Alexandra Dobrescu, Claudia Presacan, Corina Ungureanu, Gina Gogean, Maria Olaru and Erika Boncsina.
		Theresa Kulokowski, Kathleen Shrieves, Corina Ungurcanu, Erika Boncsina, Maria Olaru, Gina Gogean, Alexandra Dobrescu...
		Presacan, Corina Ungureanu, Gina Gogean, Maria Olaru and Erika Boncsina.
	gymnastics.fabace.com /index.php?k=erika--boncsina (181 words)

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