Alexandra Piscupescu
| Alexandra Piscupescu | |
|---|---|
| — Gymnast — | |
| Full name | Alexandra Piscupescu |
| Nickname(s) | Alexa |
| Country represented |
 Romania |
| Born |
10 June 1994 Bucharest, Romania |
| Hometown | Bucharest |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Club | Olimpia |
| Head coach(es) | Maria Garba |
| Assistant coach(es) | Elena Vlad |
| Choreographer | Anca Iorga |
| World ranking |
16 (2013 Season)[1] 25 (2012 Season)[2] 56 (2011 Season)[3] |
Alexandra Piscupescu (born June 10, 1994 in Bucharest) is a retired Romanian rhythmic gymnast. She is a 6-time Romanian National champion.
Career
Piscupescu as a junior has competed at the 2009 Irina Deleanu Cup where she won the junior all-around gold medal.
Piscupescu debuted as a senior in 2010, she competed at the 2010 World Championships in Moscow and 2011 World Championships in Montpellier, France where she finished 17th in all-around. She participated at the 2012 London Test Event where she narrowly failed to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics finishing behind Cypriot gymnast Chrystalleni Trikomiti. Picupescu finished 18th in all-around at the 2012 European Championships in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
In 2013, Piscupescu won her first World cup medals at the 2013 Irina Deleanu Cup, she won silver in hoop and ball, bronze in ribbon final.[4] Piscupescu finished 17th at the 2013 World Championships All-around final behind Azeri gymnast Marina Durunda.
In 2014, Piscupescu won the 2014 Irina Deleanu Cup. In June 10-15, Piscupescu competed at the 2014 European Championships and finished 18th in all-around.[5] She then competed at the 2014 World Championships placing 32nd in the all-around qualifications. She won her 6th National title, where she also announced her retirement from Rhythmic Gymnastics after the competition.
In 2015, Piscupescu made a comeback in RG in August, Piscupescu finished 22nd in the all-around at the 2015 Budapest World Cup. In September 9–13, Piscupescu competed at the 2015 World Championships in Stuttgart finishing 33rd in the All-around qualifications and did not advance into the Top 24 finals.[6]
References
- ↑ "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics". International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
- ↑ "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics" (PDF). International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ↑ "FIG World standings for rhythmic gymnastics" (PDF). International Federation of Gymnastics. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- ↑ "3 medals for Alexandra Piscupescu at the World Cup". romaniangymnast. 26 April 2013.
- ↑ "World Champion Kudryavtseva is also Europe's Gymnastics Queen". gymmedia. 14 June 2014.
- ↑ "2015 World Championships All-around results". Intlgymnast. 11 September 2015.