Lavinia Miloşovici 1995991 221744433 2008-06-25T22:11:08Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Modifying: [[de:Lavinia Miloşovici]] {{Infobox Gymnast |gymnastname= Lavinia Miloşovici |image= |imagesize= |caption= |fullname=Lavinia Corina Miloşovici |nickname=Milo |country= {{ROU}} |formercountry= |birthdate= {{birth date and age|1976|10|21}} |birthplace= [[Lugoj]], [[Romania]] |hometown= |deathdate= |deathplace= |height= |discipline= Women's Artistic Gymnastics |level= Senior International |natlteam= |club= |gym=Deva national training center |collegeteam= |headcoach= [[Octavian Belu]] |assistcoach=Mariana Bitang |formercoach= |choreographer= |music= |eponymousskills= |retired=1996 |medaltemplates= <!-- see [[Template:MedalRelatedTemplates]] --> {{MedalSport|Women's [[Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics|Artistic Gymnastics]]}} {{MedalGold|1992 Barcelona|Vault (tie)}} {{MedalGold|1992 Barcelona|Floor exercise}} {{MedalSilver|1992 Barcelona|Team competition}} {{MedalBronze|1992 Barcelona|All-around}} {{MedalBronze|1996 Atlanta|Team competition}} {{MedalBronze|1996 Atlanta|All-around}} {{MedalWorldChampionships}} {{MedalGold|[[1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1991 Indianapolis]]|Vault}} {{MedalGold|[[1992 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1992 Paris]]|Uneven Bars}} {{MedalGold|[[1993 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1993 Birmingham]]|Balance Beam}} {{MedalGold|[[1994 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (Team)|1994 Dortmund]]|Team}} {{MedalGold|[[1995 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1995 Sabae]]|Team}} {{MedalSilver|[[1994 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1994 Brisbane]]|All-Around}} {{MedalSilver|[[1994 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1994 Brisbane]]|Floor Exercise}} {{MedalBronze|[[1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1991 Indianapolis]]|Team}} {{MedalBronze|[[1993 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1993 Birmingham]]|Vault}} {{MedalBronze|[[1994 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1994 Brisbane]]|Vault}} {{MedalBronze|[[1995 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1995 Sabae]]|All-Around}} {{MedalBronze|[[1996 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1996 San Juan]]|Floor Exercise}} {{MedalEuropeanChampionships}} {{MedalGold|1994 Stockholm|Team}} {{MedalGold|1994 Stockholm|Vault}} {{MedalGold|1996 Birmingham|Team}} {{MedalGold|1996 Birmingham|Floor Exercise}} {{MedalSilver|1994 Stockholm|Floor Exercise}} {{MedalBronze|1994 Stockholm|Balance Beam}} {{MedalBronze|1996 Birmingham|All-Around}} }} '''Lavinia Corina Miloşovici''' (born [[October 21]], [[1976]] in [[Lugoj]]) (Serbian: '''Lavinija Milošević/Лавинија Милошевић''') is a [[Romania]]n Olympic gymnast of Serbian origin.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990CE2DD1738F930A25754C0A963958260&scp=1&sq=Lavinia+Milosovici&st=nyt "Romanian Coach Keeps Up the Fight"] Jane Perlez, ''New York Times,'' July 13 1995</ref> An exceptionally successful athlete on the international competition circuit, Miloşovici, also known as "Milo" in the gymnastics community, is considered to be one of Romania's top gymnasts of the 1990s and the most prolific female all-around gymnast of the decade, earning a total 19 World Championships or Olympic medals in a span of six years. She medalled in every single World Championships meet, Olympic Games and European Championships between [[1991]] and [[1996]], and is only the third female gymnast ever, after [[Larissa Latynina]] and [[Vera Caslavska]], to win at least one World Championships or Olympic title on all four events. Miloşovici was also the last gymnast ever to receive the perfect mark of 10.0 in an Olympic competition and the last to receive the benchmark score of 9.95 at the World Championships. == Early life and career == Lavinia Miloşovici was born on [[October 21]], [[1976]] in [[Lugoj]]. Her mother, Ildiko, was a competitive volleyball player, while her father, Tănase, was a national team [[wrestling|wrestler]]. She began gymnastics at the age of 6 and moved to the Deva National Traning Centre as she excelled in the sport.<ref name="fig">[http://www.fig-gymnastics.com/events/athletes/bio.jsp?ID=4962 FIG biography] International Gymnastics Federation</ref><ref name="whatever">[http://www.gymnpics.com/gymnasticgreats/wag/milosovici.htm Whatever happened to Lavinia Miloşovici?] Gymnastics Greats, 2008</ref><ref name="iglegend">[http://www.intlgymnast.com/legends/milosovici.html Legends:Lavinia Miloşovici] ''International Gymnast''</ref> Miloşovici's gymnastics career was nearly derailed when she contracted [[scarlet fever]] at the age of 10, and again when the [[Romanian Revolution]] in [[1989]] temporarily closed Deva. However, she continued to train, and by [[1990]], was representing Romania in such international meets as the American Cup and the World Sports Fair.<ref name="forum">[http://www.gymn-forum.net/bios/women/milosovi.html List of competitive results] Gymn-Forum</ref><ref name=whatever /> She competed well at the 1991 Junior European Championships, winning two gold medals.<ref name=forum /> ==Senior career== Miloşovici made her debut as a senior in [[1991]], winning her first all-around title at the Romanian National Championships.<ref name=forum /> She joined the Romanian team at the [[1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1991 World Championships]], where she contributed to the team's bronze medal and won her first individual World Championships title, on the [[vault]], and placed third on the [[balance beam]].<ref name=fig /> Miloşovici won her second individual world title on uneven bars at the [[1992 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1992 World Championships]]. At the [[1992 Olympics]] in [[Barcelona]], Miloşovici won a total of four medals, placing third in the all-around, second with the Romanian team, tieing with Hungarian [[Henrietta Onodi]] for the vault gold medal, and winning [[floor exercise]] with a perfect score of 10.0. Miloşovici's 10, in the event finals, was only the second awarded in Barcelona, and the last ever awarded at any Olympics.<ref name="nyt1">[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE7DD1F3DF931A3575BC0A964958260 " BARCELONA: GYMNASTICS; Miller Picks Up 3 Medals In a Day"] Gerard Eskenazi, ''New York Times,'' August 2 1992</ref><ref>[http://www.intlgymnast.com/news/2007/july/071907_nadia.html "Comaneci gets world record status"] ''International Gymnast,'' July 19 2007</ref> After the 1992 Olympics, Miloşovici continued to compete, winning the world title on beam in 1993, and leading the Romanian team to two World Championships team titles in 1994 and 1995. Shortly before the 1994 World Championships, she and her teammates staged a strike at Deva to protest nonpayment of prize money owed from the Romanian Gymnastics Federation; in spite of the depleted training time, they still won the team gold medal at Worlds.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A01E3DA113AF93BA1575AC0A962958260&scp=4&sq=Lavinia+Milosovici&st=nyt " The Cost of Freedom: Romanian Gymnasts Stage Training Slowdown"] Jere Longman, ''New York Times,'' September 28 1994</ref><ref name=forum /> Miloşovici also led the Romanian team to a bronze at the [[1996 Olympics]], in spite of a spate of injuries that left the squad depleted of several key gymnasts and forced them to compete with only six athletes instead of seven.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C03E0DB1E39F934A25754C0A960958260&scp=7&sq=lavinia+milosovici&st=nyt "Romanian Women Are Uneasy Favorites"] Christopher Clarey, ''New York Times,'' July 17 1996</ref> At the 1996 Olympics, Milo had the rare opportunity to improve upon her third place all-around finish in Barcelona--as did her longtime rival [[Shannon Miller]], who looked to improve upon the all-around silver medal she had won in Barcelona. Though Miloşovici was largely overlooked throughout the competition, her trademark consistency allowed her to take advantage of her competitors' mistakes, and she became the first gymnast since [[Nadia Comaneci]] to medal in the all-around at consecutive Olympics. ==Post-retirement== Miloşovici announced her official retirement in the summer of 1997.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19970719/ai_n14125459 "Gymnastics: Milosovici retires"] ''The Independent,'' July 19 1997</ref> After retiring, she returned to Lugoj to coach gymnastics and attended the Sports University in Timisoara.<ref name=whatever /> In [[2002]], Miloşovici, along with former teammates [[Corina Ungureanu]] and [[Claudia Presecan]], sparked controversy by posing [[naked]] in photographs for a [[Japan]]ese [[photobook]], ''LCC Gold'' ISBN 4872791185, and performing gymnastics routines [[topless]] for the Japanese [[DVD]]s ''Gold Bird'' and ''Euro Angels''. A number of photographs from the photobook and DVDs were subsequently published in the Japanese magazine [[Shukan Gendai]], and an edited version of the DVDs entitled ''3 Gold Girls'' was released in [[Germany]] in [[2004]]. Because the gymnasts had posed for some of the photographs and footage wearing their official Romanian team [[Uniform (gymnastics)|leotards]], the Romanian Gymnastics Federation banned them from coaching and judging in the country for five years, and the Japanese Junior Gymnastic Club Federation contemplated banning Romanian gymnasts from a major international junior competition.<ref name=ig2>[http://www.intlgymnast.com/news/2002/dec.html "Five year suspension for retired Romanians"] ''International Gymnast,'' December 18 2002</ref><ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/more/news/2002/12/17/gymastics_romania_ap/ "Romania in clear over naked Gymnastics"] ''Sports Illustrated''/Associated Press, December 17, 2002</ref> Miloşovici has been married to police officer Cosmin Vânatu since 1999.<ref name=forum /> They have one daughter, Denisa Florentina, who was born in 2004.<ref>[http://www.intlgymnast.com/news/2004/apr.html "Hope Growing Along with Milosovici's Baby"] ''International Gymnast'' April 4 2004</ref><ref name=iglegend /> == Major results == 1996 Olympic Games: 3rd team; 3rd AA; 8th UB<BR> 1996 European Championships: 1st team; 1st FX; 3rd AA; 4th UB<BR> [[1996 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1996 World Championships]]: 3rd FX <BR>[[1995 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1995 World Championships]]: : 1st team; 3rd AA; 5th UB <BR> 1995 Romanian Nationals: 1st AA<BR> [[1994 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1994 World Championships]]: : 2nd AA; 2nd FX; 3rd VT; 5th BB; 6th UB<BR> 1994 Team World Championships: 1st team<BR> 1994 European Championships: 1st team; 1st VT; 2nd FX; 3rd BB; 6th AA; 7th UB<BR> [[1993 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1993 World Championships]]: : 1st BB; 2nd VT; 5th FX; 5th UB; 8th AA<Br> 1993 Romanian Nationals: 1st AA; 1st FX; 1st BB; 1st VT; 3rd UB<BR> 1992 Olympic Games: 1st FX; 1st VT (tie); 2nd team; 3rd AA; 4th UB; 8th BB<BR> [[1992 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1992 World Championships]]: 1st UB; 4th VT; 8th FX<BR> 1992 Romanian Nationals: 1st AA; 1st UB; 1st FX; 1st VT<BR> [[1991 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|1991 World Championships]]: 1st VT; 3rd team; 3rd BB; 4th FX; 7th AA<BR> 1991 Romanian Nationals: 1st AA; 1st VT; 2nd FX<BR> 1991 Junior European Championships: 1st VT; 1st FX; 2nd BB; 6th AA<BR> 1990 World Sports Fair: 3rd FX; 3rd VT; 7th AA<BR> 1990 American Cup: 5th AA ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.romanian-gymnastics.com/profiles/1996olympics/lavinia_milosovici.htm Bio at romanian-gymnastics.com] *[http://www.gymnastica.com/gym/seether/milosovici.html Biography by Gymnastica.com] *[http://www.romanian-gymnastics.com/news/2005/feb05/lavinia_milosovici_nude_photos_japan.htm Article on the Japanese DVD controversy from romanian-gymnastics.com] * [http://www.gymn-forum.net/bios/women/milosovi.html List of competitive results at Gymn Forum] {{NavigationWorldChampionsArtisticGymnasticsWomenTC}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Milosovici, Lavinia}} [[Category:1976 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Romanian gymnasts]] [[Category:Olympic gymnasts of Romania]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Romania]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Romania]] [[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Romania]] [[Category:Gymnasts at the 1992 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics]] [[Category:World champion gymnasts]] [[Category:Medalists at World Gymnastics Championships]] [[Category:People from Lugoj]] [[de:Lavinia Miloşovici]] [[fr:Lavinia Miloşovici]] [[ro:Lavinia Miloşovici]]