Sabrina Maneca-Voinea[1][2] (born June 4, 2007) is a Romanian artistic gymnast.

Sabrina Voinea
Personal information
Full nameSabrina Maneca-Voinea
Born (2007-06-04) June 4, 2007 (age 16)
Constanța, Romania
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2017–present (ROU)
Head coach(es)Camelia Voinea
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
European Championships 0 2 1
Total 0 2 1
Representing  Romania
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rimini Balance Beam
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rimini Floor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Antalya Floor Exercise
FIG World Cup Series
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 2 0 0
Total 2 0 0

Personal life edit

Voinea was born in Constanța in 2007.[3] Her mother, Camelia Voinea, is a former artistic gymnast who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal with the Romanian team.[4] When Sabrina was young, Camelia brought her to the gym where she worked as a coach, and Sabrina became interested in gymnastics herself. Sabrina is coached by her mother.[5]

Junior career edit

Voinea started competing for the Romanian national team in 2017. In April 2022, she competed at the Junior City of Jesolo Trophy. She helped Romania finish fourth in the team competition. She also won the bronze medal on vault and finished seventh on floor. In July, Voinea competed at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival. She helped Romania win the gold medal. In the individual events, she finished 12th in the all-around, fourth on vault, and fifth on floor. In August, Voinea competed at the Junior European Championships. She helped Romania win the bronze medal in the team competition. She also finished fourth in the all-around, won the gold medal on vault, and won the bronze medal on floor.[6]

Senior career edit

In April 2023, Voinea competed at the European Championships. She helped Romania finish fifth in the team competition. She also finished fourth on vault and won the bronze medal on floor. In October, Voinea competed at the World Championships. She helped Romania finish 10th in the team competition in qualifications, and they did not advance to the final. Individually, she qualified to the floor final, where she finished fourth.

Competitive history edit

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2021 Romanian Championships 13  
Tournoi International   21  
2022 City of Jesolo Trophy 4   7
Romanian Junior Championships  
European Youth Olympic Festival   12 4 5
Junior European Championships   4    
Turnoi International       4  
Romanian Junior Championships     5 4  
Senior
2023 Doha World Cup 5    
ESP-ROU-SWE Friendly  
European Championships 5 4  
RomGym Trophy     4 6  
Romanian Championships     8  
Heidelberg Friendly   13
World Championships 10 R3 4
2024
European Championships 4 4    

References edit

  1. ^ "Gimnastele constănțene, pe podium la turneul internațional din Franța. Sabrina Maneca Voinea, patru medalii (GALERIE FOTO)". ZIUA de Constanta (in Romanian). 15 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Germany's Kevric, Italian team take junior golds at European Championships". International Gymnast Magazine Online. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Maneca-Voinea Sabrina". gymnastics.sport. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Six countries golden in apparatus finals at European Championships". International Gymnast Magazine Online. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. ^ Bregman, Scott. "Romanian gymnast Sabrina Voinea dreams matching, surpassing her mum's accomplishments". olympics.com. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Romania's junior gymnasts won six medals in the 2022 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships". Romania Insider. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.