...gold since Nadia Comaneci. As if that wasn't triumph enough for the Romanian team, which also won the team gold, Simona Amanar and Maria Olaru took the silver and the bronze medals. It's the first time a country has swept the all-around...
...appeared to be in good spirits. She was followed by Ion Tiriac, Romania's Olympic committee president, and teammates Simona Amanar and Maria Olaru, who won silver and bronze in the all-around. The pint-sized Raducan, often compared to Romanian...
...Prodounova, Russia Floor GOLD--Elena Zamolodtchikova, Russia SILVER--Svetlana Khorkina, Russia BRONZE--Simona Amanar, Romania SAILING 49ers GOLD--Finland (Thomas Johanson; Jyrki Jarvi) SILVER--Britain (Ian Barker; Simon...
...from her nation to win the event since Comaneci in 1976. Raducan finished with 38.893 points, while her teammates Simona Amanar and Maria Olaru took the silver and bronze medals. Elise Ray was the top American finisher in 14th place.
...She had the option of another vault, but declined for obvious reasons. Raducan led a Romanian sweep of the medals. Simona Amanar took silver and Maria Olaru took the bronze. It appeared something was amiss when Ray completely missed getting her...
...was punishment enough for an athlete who was innocent in this situation." Raducan's gold ended up with teammate Simona Amanar, whose silver went to yet another Romanian, Maria Olaru. Liu Xuan of China, who now wins the bronze medal in the...
...protector, Romanian Olympic Committee president Ion Tiriac, was there. So were her teammates and fellow medalists, Simona Amanar and Maria Olaru, who moved up to gold and silver when the International Olympic Committee, trying to eliminate drugs...
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