Ecaterina Szabo

Ecaterina Szabo
Szabo in 1985
Personal information
Born (1968-01-22) 22 January 1968
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Romania
(1983–87 (ROM))
ClubLiceul Sportiv Deva
Head coach(es)Adrian Goreac
Assistant coach(es)Adrian Stan, Maria Cosma
Former coach(es)Márta Károlyi, Béla Károlyi, Mihai Agoston
Retired1987
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles Team
1984 Los Angeles Vault
1984 Los Angeles Balance beam
1984 Los Angeles Floor
1984 Los Angeles All-around
World Championships
1983 Budapest Floor
1987 Rotterdam Team
1983 Budapest Team
1983 Budapest Vault
1983 Budapest Uneven bars
1985 Montreal Team
1985 Montreal Vault
1985 Montreal Balance beam
1983 Budapest All-around
1987 Rotterdam Balance beam
World Cup Final
1986 Beijing Vault
European Championships
1983 Gothenburg Uneven bars
1983 Gothenburg Floor exercise
1983 Gothenburg Vault
1985 Helsinki Vault
1983 Gothenburg All-around

Ecaterina Szabo (Hungarian: Szabó Katalin, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsɒboː ˈkɒtɒlin]; born 22 January 1968) is a former Romanian artistic gymnast who won 20 Olympic, world and continental medals.

Szabo won gold medals in the 1984 Olympics in three individual events (vault, balance beam (tie), and floor exercise), won the all-around silver medal, and contributed to the team gold. With her four gold medals and a silver medal, Szabo was the most successful athlete at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Afterwards, she led her team to the world title at the 1987 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, defeating the USSR in the team competition for only the second time in the history of the competition. In 2000, Szabo was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.