{{Short description|Romanian gymnast (born 1987)}} {{Infobox gymnast | name = Alexandra Eremia | image = | image_size = | caption = | full_name = Alexandra Georgiana Eremia | altname = | nickname = | country = {{ROU}} | formercountry = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|02|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Bucharest, Romania | height = 149 cm | discipline = WAG | natlteam = | club = C.S.A. Steaua Bucharest | gym = Deva National Training Center | collegeteam = | headcoach = Octavian Belu | assistcoach = Sandu Lucian | formercoach = Eliza Stoica, Elena Ceampelea | choreographer = Bitang Maria | music = | eponymousskills = | retired = 2006 | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}} {{MedalGold | 2004 Athens | Team}} {{MedalBronze | 2004 Athens | Balance Beam}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championships}} {{MedalSilver|2003 Anaheim|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalGold|2004 Amsterdam|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2004 Amsterdam|Balance Beam}} {{MedalCompetition|World Cup Series}} {{MedalGold|2004 Stuttgart|Balance Beam}} {{MedalSilver|2004 Stuttgart|Floor}} {{MedalBronze|2004 Birmingham|Balance Beam}} {{MedalBronze|2005 Maribor|Balance Beam}} }}
'''Alexandra Georgiana Eremia''' (born 19 February 1987) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast.<ref name = SRAE>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417184257/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/er/alexandra-eremia-1.html Sports Reference] Alexandra Eremia</ref> Her best apparatus was the balance beam on which she had an interesting routine starting with her trademark split mount. She is an Olympic and a European gold medalist with the team. Individually, she won several medals on beam in various international competitions. She is the 2004 Olympic bronze medalist and the 2004 European silver medalist on this event.
==Early life and career== Eremia was a successful junior gymnast before establishing herself as a strong senior. Eremia was the 2001 Romanian all around silver medalist<ref name = 2001RN>[http://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/VariousNatls/Women/2001_ROM.html Gymn Forum] 2001 Women's Artistic Gymnastics Romanian National Championships</ref> and was a member of the Romanian team at the 2002 Junior Europeans held in Patras, Greece. Here she placed fourth on beam and won silver with the team.<ref name = 2002ET>[http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2002/e2002wjun.html Gymnastics Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607094400/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2002/e2002wjun.html |date=2012-06-07 }} 2002 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Junior Women's Team</ref><ref name = 2002EB>[http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2002/e2002wjun.html#vt Gymnastics Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607094400/http://www.gymnasticsresults.com/2002/e2002wjun.html#vt |date=2012-06-07 }} 2002 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Junior Women's Beam Finals</ref>
==Senior career== ===2003=== In 2003, Eremia was age eligible to compete as a senior and was a member of the Romanian team that competed at the 2003 World Championships in Anaheim, California. Here she contributed to the team silver medal by competing on beam and on uneven bars.<ref name =w2003>[http://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/Worlds/Women/2003_team.htm Gymn Forum Results] 2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women's Team Finals</ref>
===2004 and Athens Olympics=== In 2004, she was a member of the Romanian at the European Championships. Eremia won gold with team and an individual silver on beam (9.575). However, it was the 2004 Olympics where Eremia established herself as a star. She was part of an immensely successful Romanian women's gymnastics team (four golds, one silver and one bronze in six events) that also included Oana Ban, Monica Roșu, Silvia Stroescu, Daniela Sofronie and Cătălina Ponor. In the team finals Eremia competed on the balance beam only, where she posted the second highest score of the night.<ref name=2004OTF>[http://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/Olympics/2004_Athens/2004_women_team_finals_1-4.html Gymn Forum Results] 2004 Olympic Games Artistic Gymnastics Women's Team Finals</ref> Individually, she won the bronze medal on beam.<ref name = 2004EFB>[http://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/Olympics/2004_Athens/2004_women_ef_beam.html Gymn Forum Results] 2004 Olympic Games Artistic Gymnastics Women's Balance Beam Finals</ref>
===Post Olympic Games=== After Athens, she continued her success by competing in World Cup events across Europe as well as winning more fans with her spunky personality which she is known for. She won silver on floor and gold on balance beam at the 2004 DTB Cup in Stuttgart.<ref name =dtb>[http://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/DTBCup/Women/2004.html Gymn Forum] 2004 DTB Cup</ref> In December 2004, she won bronze on beam in the World Cup finals in Birmingham.<ref name =wcB>[http://www.gymn-forum.net/Results/WCup/Women/2004.html Gymn Forum Results] 2004 World Cup Finals</ref> However, in 2005 Eremia did not make it onto the Romanian team to compete at the 2005 World Championships as she struggled with fitness after a year which saw her caught up in controversies such as being caught sneaking from training camps to go nightclubbing.
==Post-retirement== Eremia retired in early 2006 as she had little chance of making the Romanian team for the 2006 Europeans. After graduating her University studies she went back to her former club (Steaua Bucharest) where she works as an artistic gymnastic coach for young girls.<ref name=digi>[http://www.digisport.ro/emisiuni/fabrica-de-medalii DigiSport] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928084057/http://www.digisport.ro/emisiuni/fabrica-de-medalii |date=2011-09-28 }} The Medal Factory: Episode Saturday October 1st Alexandra Eremia Interview</ref>
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==External links== *{{FIG|bio=22011|lic=3094|name=Alexandra Georgiana Eremia}}
{{Olympic champions artistic gymnastics Women TC|2004}} {{Footer European Artistic Gymnastics Team Champions (Women)|2004}}
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