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Sonia Iovan

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Sonia Iovan
Iovan in 1964
Personal information
Full nameSonia Iovan-Inovan
Country represented Romania
Born(1935-09-29)29 September 1935
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Died6 September 2024(2024-09-06) (aged 88)
La Chapelle-de-Brain, France
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1960 Rome Team
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Moscow Team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1959 Krakow Beam
Silver medal – second place 1957 Bucharest Beam
Bronze medal – third place 1959 Krakow All around
Bronze medal – third place 1957 Bucharest All around
Bronze medal – third place 1957 Bucharest Vault

Sonia Iovan-Inovan (29 September 1935 – 6 September 2024) was a Romanian artistic gymnast who competed at the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Olympic Games.[1] She was a double Olympic bronze medalist, a bronze world medalist and a multiple European medalist.[2][3][4][5] Iovan died in France on 6 September 2024, at the age of 88.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Sonia Iovan-Inovan. Sports Reference
  2. ^ Gymn Forum Results 1957 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women’s All Around
  3. ^ Gymn Forum Results 1957 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women’s Events Finals
  4. ^ Gymn Forum Results 1959 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women’s All Around
  5. ^ Gymn Forum Results 1959 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships Women’s Events Finals
  6. ^ "A murit Sonia Iovan, prima medaliată olimpică la gimnastică a României". Mediafax. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
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