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 Tournament 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. Archived from the original on 12 October 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  18. ^ Hopkins, Lauren. "Olivia Cimpian". The Gymternet. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
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