Olivia Cîmpian

Olivia Cîmpian
Born (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001
Arad, Romania
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Romania

Olivia Cîmpian (born 1 January 2001) is a Romanian former artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2017 European Championships and finished 23rd in the all-around. At the junior level, she won a bronze medal with the Romanian team at the 2016 European Championships.

Gymnastics career

Junior

Cîmpian won a silver medal on the floor exercise at the 2014 Elite Gym Massilia behind Belgium's Axelle Klinckaert.[1] Then at the 2014 Top Gym Tournament, she won the gold medal on the floor exercise.[2] She competed with the Romanian team that finished fourth at the 2015 European Youth Olympic Festival,[3] and she finished seventh in the floor exercise final.[4]

Cîmpian tied with Alice Kinsella for the bronze medal on the floor exercise at the 2016 International Gymnix.[5] She competed alongside Alisia Botnaru, Ioana Crișan, Carmen Ghiciuc, and Denisa Golgotă at the 2016 Junior European Championships, and they won the bronze medal behind Russia and Great Britain.[6] She then won the all-around title at the 2016 Romanian Junior Championships.[7]

Senior

Cîmpian became age-eligible for senior competitions in 2017. She made her senior debut at the Doha World Cup but did not advance into any apparatus finals.[8] She qualified for the all-around final at the 2017 European Championships and finished 23rd.[9]

After the European Championships, Cîmpian's father announced she would be leaving Romania to train in Hungary and would pursue citizenship to compete for Hungary internationally.[10] She was able to receive Hungarian citizenship in September 2017 because her grandmother was Hungarian.[11] The nationality change request was approved by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) in October,[12] but Cîmpian would have to sit out of competition for one year because Romania did not release her.[13] However, in July 2018, Cîmpian and her family returned to Romania with the intent of competing for Romania again.[14] Her father indicated that her education was the main reason to return to Romania.[11] The FIG approved the change back to Romania in December 2018, but the Hungarian federation refused to release Cîmpian, meaning she would be ineligible to compete until December 2019.[15]

Cîmpian announced her retirement from gymnastics in October 2020 to attend medical school at the Vasile Goldiș Western University of Arad.[16]

Post-gymnastics

In 2020, Cîmpian was featured as one of the athletes in the music video for the Robin Schulz song All We Got.[17]

Competitive history

Competitive history of Olivia Cîmpian[18]
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2014 Nadia Comaneci Invitational
Elite Gym Massilia 9
Top Gym Tounament 4 10
2015 Nadia Comaneci Invitational
European Youth Olympic Festival 4 14 7
Romanian Championships 5 5
2016 International Gymnix 5 12
BEL-ROU Friendly 4
FRA-ROU Friendly
Junior European Championships 8 WD
Junior Romanian Championships
Top Gym Tournament
Senior
2017
European Championships 23

References

  1. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (17 November 2014). "2014 Élite Gym Massilia Report and Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Sol de aur pentru Olivia Cimpian" [Golden Floor for Olivia Cimpian]. Aradon.ro (in Romanian). 2 December 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Girls Teams Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Tbilisi 2015. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Girls' Floor Final Results" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. Tbilisi 2015. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (5 March 2016). "2016 International Gymnix Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Bronz european pentru Olivia Cîmpian" [European bronze for Olivia Cîmpian]. Aradon.ro (in Romanian). 2 June 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (22 October 2016). "2016 Romanian Junior Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  8. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (22 March 2017). "2017 Doha World Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  9. ^ Dobrescu, Petre (22 April 2017). "Nicolae Forminte e conștient că gimnastele Ioana Crișan și Olivia Cîmpian mai au mult de muncă: "Trebuie să lucrez cu ce am" Citeşte întreaga ştire: Nicolae Forminte e conștient că gimnastele Ioana Crișan și Olivia Cîmpian mai au mult de muncă: "Trebuie să lucrez cu ce am"" [Nicolae Forminte is aware that gymnasts Ioana Crișan and Olivia Cîmpian still have a lot of work to do: "I have to work with what I have"]. Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  10. ^ Anghel, Iulian (29 October 2017). "A lăsat România pentru Ungaria. Una dintre cele mai promiţătoare gimnaste a ales să concureze pentru ţara vecină, la iniţiativa tatăl său, care e fost fotbalist" [She left Romania for Hungary. One of the most promising gymnasts chose to compete for the neighboring country, at the initiative of her father, who is a former footballer.]. Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Olivia Cimpian Returned to Romania". Gymnovosti. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Official news: Summary of decisions from the FIG Executive Committee meeting in Cotonou". International Gymnastics Federation. 27 October 2017. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  13. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (7 July 2017). "On Cimpian and Why Hungary Could Be Exactly What She Needs". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  14. ^ Dobrescu, Petre (15 July 2018). "Gimnasta Olivia Cîmpian va concura iar pentru România" [Gymnast Olivia Cîmpian will compete for Romania again. She had chosen Hungary, but changed her mind: "We will welcome her back"]. Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  15. ^ "Olivia Cimpian Won't be Able to Compete Until December 2019". Gymnovosti. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Cadou inedit la ieșirea din scenă! Olivia Cîmpian a renunțat la gimnastică în favoarea medicinei nu înainte de a filma într-un videoclip pentru celebrul artist german Robin Schulz" [A unique gift when leaving the stage! Olivia Cîmpian gave up gymnastics in favor of medicine, but not before filming a music video for the famous German artist Robin Schulz]. ProSport (in Romanian). 27 October 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
  17. ^ "Robin Schulz Teams Up with Kiddo on Inspiring New Anthem 'All We Got'". Warner Music New Zealand. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  18. ^ Hopkins, Lauren. "Olivia Cimpian". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
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