Ep. 20: Being a Champion with Gaby Geiculescu

Leadership School

Champion gymmast Gaby Geiculescu talks leadership in sports, using her experience as an elite Romanian gymnast, business owner and coach.

In 1979, Gaby earned her Master in Gymnastics (Maestru al Sportului in Gimnastica) in Romania at the age of 13. She ranked 63rd best gymnast in the world and the 10th best gymnast in Romania.

When Gaby was 7 years old, she was selected from a school playground. She trained with Rodica Apateanu at C.S.S. Triumf in Bucharest. In 1978 she was then selected by Petru Ioan to as part of an exclusive group to begin training for the 1980 Olympic Games.

In 1979 at the National Junior Championships, Gaby won Bars and the All-Around. Immedaitely after, she joined the National Olympic Team at Deva where she was coached by the infamous Bela Karolyi and his wife Martha Karolyi. Some of her teammates include 5-time Olympic Gold medalist Nadia Comaneci, 1980 Olympic Silver medalist Emilia Eberle, 1984 Olympic Gold medalist Lavinia Agache, 1980 Olympic Silver medalist Melita Ruhn, 4-time Olympic Gold medalist Ecaterina Szabo, 1980 Olympic Silver medalist Rodica Dunca, 1980 Olympic Silver medalist Dumitrita Turner, Marilena Neacsu and Marilena Vladarau. As a former Romanian National Team Member, she competed internationally as a Junior Elite between 1975-1980 in Germany, Bulgaria, China, Hungary, Soviet Union, Poland, Checkoslovakia (XV Spartakiada), Israel (11th International Games of Hapoel in May 1979), London (Coca-Cola in December 1979), Moskow News (March 1980), and was training to represent Romania in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. An injury ended her Elite career early but she has brought her experience to the United States for all her students to share at Gaby's Gymnastics.--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.

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