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== Junior career ==
== Junior career ==
Muntean joined the junior national team when he was 13 years old in 2006.<ref name="figprofile">{{cite web |title=Muntean Andrei Vasile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=31849 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=4 April 2024}}</ref> He made his international debut at the [[2006 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2006 Junior European Championships]] where he helped the Romanian team place fifth.
Muntean joined the junior national team when he was 13 years old in 2006.<ref name="figprofile">{{cite web |title=Muntean Andrei Vasile |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/athletes/bio_detail.php?id=31849 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=4 April 2024}}</ref> He made his international debut at the [[2006 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2006 Junior European Championships]] where he helped the Romanian team place fifth.<ref>{{cite web |title=27th European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Volos (GRE) 4 - 7 May 2006 Results Book |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/Classeur1_11.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |access-date=4 April 2024}}</ref>


Muntean competed at the [[2010 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2010 Junior European Championships]], placing seventh in the all-around final and fourth in the rings final. Then in the parallel bars final, he won the title by 0.050 over Swiss gymnast [[Oliver Hegi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=29th European Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Juniors and Seniors Birmingham (GBR) April 21st-April 25th 2010 Results Book |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/Birmingham_Book.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |access-date=23 April 2023 |date=25 April 2010}}</ref> He then represented [[Romania at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics]]. His first event was the [[Gymnastics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Men's artistic individual all-around|all-around final]], where he finished in fourth place, only 0.050 behind the bronze medalist. He also qualified for the [[Gymnastics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Men's pommel horse|pommel horse final]] where he placed eighth. In the [[Gymnastics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Men's rings|rings final]], he had the highest difficulty score of the event and won the gold medal. This was the first time Romania won a gold medal at the [[Youth Olympic Games]]. He also won a silver medal in the [[Gymnastics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Men's parallel bars|parallel bars final]] behind Ukraine's [[Oleg Stepko]].
Muntean competed at the [[2010 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2010 Junior European Championships]], placing seventh in the all-around final and fourth in the rings final. Then in the parallel bars final, he won the title by 0.050 over Swiss gymnast [[Oliver Hegi]].<ref>{{cite web |title=29th European Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Juniors and Seniors Birmingham (GBR) April 21st-April 25th 2010 Results Book |url=https://backend.europeangymnastics.com/sites/default/files/paragraph/age-group-competition-info/competition-results/Birmingham_Book.pdf |website=[[European Gymnastics]] |access-date=23 April 2023 |date=25 April 2010}}</ref> He then represented [[Romania at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics]]. His first event was the [[Gymnastics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Men's artistic individual all-around|all-around final]], where he finished in fourth place, only 0.050 behind the bronze medalist. He also qualified for the [[Gymnastics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Men's pommel horse|pommel horse final]] where and eighth.<ref name="yogresults"/> In the [[Gymnastics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Men's rings|rings final]], he had the highest difficulty score of the event and won the gold medal. This was the first time Romania won a gold medal at the [[Youth Olympic Games]].<ref name="figprofile" /> He also won a silver medal in the [[Gymnastics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Men's parallel bars|parallel bars final]] behind Ukraine's [[Oleg Stepko]].<ref name="yogresults">{{cite web |title=Artistic Gymnastics Men's Finals Results |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_10yog_081810.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=Singapore 2010 |access-date=4 April 2024}}</ref>


== Senior career ==
== Senior career ==
Muntean became [[Age requirements in gymnastics|age-eligible]] for senior international competition in 2011, but he missed most of the year due to an injury.<ref name="figprofile"/>
Muntean became [[Age requirements in gymnastics|age-eligible]] for senior international competition in 2011, but he missed most of the year due to an injury.<ref name="figprofile"/>

Muntean won the gold medal on the parallel bars at the [[2013 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|2013 Doha World Challenge Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title = Romania Rules Final Day at Doha Challenge Cup|url = http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3588:romania-rules-final-day-at-doha-challenge-cup&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=164|publisher = International Gymnast Magazine Online|date = 29 March 2013|access-date = 21 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309061751/http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3588:romania-rules-final-day-at-doha-challenge-cup&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=164 |archive-date=9 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Then at the [[2013 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2013 European Championships]] in [[Moscow]], he qualified for the parallel bars final where he placed seventh. He represented [[Romania at the 2013 Summer Universiade]] and helped the team place seventh. He made his World Championships debut in [[2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2013]], but he did not advance into any finals.<ref>{{cite web |title=44th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp (BEL) Men's Qualification |url=https://static.usagym.org/PDFs/Results/m_13worlds_qualevents.pdf |website=[[USA Gymnastics]] |publisher=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=29 March 2024 |date=30 September 2013}}</ref>

At the [[2014 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2014 European Championships]], Muntean contributed on five of the six apparatus towards Romania's seventh-place finish. Individually, he qualified for the parallel bars final and placed sixth. He finished 33rd in the all-around during the [[2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men's qualification|qualification round]] of the [[2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships|2014 World Championships]], making him the third reserve for the all-around final.


At the [[2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|2018 Mersin World Challenge Cup]], he won the parallel bars title and won the silver medal on rings behind [[İbrahim Çolak (gymnast)|İbrahim Çolak]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Turkey takes six titles at Mersin World Challenge Cup |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2155123 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=4 April 2024 |date=9 July 2018}}</ref> He won the overall World Challenge Cup parallel bars titles for having the best results across the series, and he was second on the still rings behind Çolak.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gymnasts from 7 nations win 2018 World Challenge Cup Series titles |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2211579 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=4 April 2024 |date=1 October 2018}}</ref>
At the [[2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series|2018 Mersin World Challenge Cup]], he won the parallel bars title and won the silver medal on rings behind [[İbrahim Çolak (gymnast)|İbrahim Çolak]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Turkey takes six titles at Mersin World Challenge Cup |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2155123 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=4 April 2024 |date=9 July 2018}}</ref> He won the overall World Challenge Cup parallel bars titles for having the best results across the series, and he was second on the still rings behind Çolak.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gymnasts from 7 nations win 2018 World Challenge Cup Series titles |url=https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=2211579 |website=[[International Gymnastics Federation]] |access-date=4 April 2024 |date=1 October 2018}}</ref>

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Andrei Muntean
Muntean at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameAndrei Vasile Muntean
Country represented Romania
Born (1993-01-30) 30 January 1993 (age 31)
Sibiu, Romania[1]
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2006 - present
ClubCS Dinamo București
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Romania
World University Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei Vault
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore Rings
Silver medal – second place 2010 Singapore Parallel bars
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 0 0 0
World Challenge Cup 1 0 0
Total 1 0 0

Andrei Vasile Muntean (born 30 January 1993)[1] is a Romanian artistic gymnast. He represented Romania at the 2016 Summer Olympics and placed sixth on the parallel bars. He is the 2017 World University Games vault bronze medalist. He has competed at the World Championships eight times, and he will represent Romania at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

At the junior level, Muntean is the 2010 European parallel bars champion. He won the gold medal on the rings at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, becoming Romania's first-ever Youth Olympic Games champion. He also won a silver medal on the parallel bars.

Junior career

Muntean joined the junior national team when he was 13 years old in 2006.[3] He made his international debut at the 2006 Junior European Championships where he helped the Romanian team place fifth.[4]

Muntean competed at the 2010 Junior European Championships, placing seventh in the all-around final and fourth in the rings final. Then in the parallel bars final, he won the title by 0.050 over Swiss gymnast Oliver Hegi.[5] He then represented Romania at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. His first event was the all-around final, where he finished in fourth place, only 0.050 behind the bronze medalist. He also qualified for the pommel horse final where and eighth.[6] In the rings final, he had the highest difficulty score of the event and won the gold medal. This was the first time Romania won a gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games.[3] He also won a silver medal in the parallel bars final behind Ukraine's Oleg Stepko.[6]

Senior career

Muntean became age-eligible for senior international competition in 2011, but he missed most of the year due to an injury.[3]

Muntean won the gold medal on the parallel bars at the 2013 Doha World Challenge Cup.[7] Then at the 2013 European Championships in Moscow, he qualified for the parallel bars final where he placed seventh. He represented Romania at the 2013 Summer Universiade and helped the team place seventh. He made his World Championships debut in 2013, but he did not advance into any finals.[8]

At the 2014 European Championships, Muntean contributed on five of the six apparatus towards Romania's seventh-place finish. Individually, he qualified for the parallel bars final and placed sixth. He finished 33rd in the all-around during the qualification round of the 2014 World Championships, making him the third reserve for the all-around final.

At the 2018 Mersin World Challenge Cup, he won the parallel bars title and won the silver medal on rings behind İbrahim Çolak.[9] He won the overall World Challenge Cup parallel bars titles for having the best results across the series, and he was second on the still rings behind Çolak.[10]

At the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Muntean finished 30th in the all-around during the qualification round, making him the fourth reserve for the final. As the eighth highest-ranked gymnast from a country that did not qualify a full team, he received an individual quota for the 2024 Olympic Games.[11]

Muntean began the Olympic season at the Antalya World Challenge Cup where he won the bronze medal on the parallel bars behind Nicolau Mir and Radomyr Stelmakh.[12]

Eponymous skill

Muntean has a parallel bars skill named after him in the Code of Points.[13]

Apparatus Name Description Difficulty[a] Added to Code of Points
Parallel bars Muntean Front uprise and straddled cut backward to hang C 2017 World Championships
  1. ^ Valid for the 2022–2024 Code of Points[14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Andrei Vasile Muntean" (in Romanian). Romanian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Andrei Muntean". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Muntean Andrei Vasile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ "27th European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Volos (GRE) 4 - 7 May 2006 Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ "29th European Artistic Gymnastics Team Championships Juniors and Seniors Birmingham (GBR) April 21st-April 25th 2010 Results Book" (PDF). European Gymnastics. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Finals Results" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. Singapore 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Romania Rules Final Day at Doha Challenge Cup". International Gymnast Magazine Online. 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  8. ^ "44th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp (BEL) Men's Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Turkey takes six titles at Mersin World Challenge Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Gymnasts from 7 nations win 2018 World Challenge Cup Series titles". International Gymnastics Federation. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Final nine Men's Artistic Gymnastics teams solidify Olympic team qualification in Paris". International Gymnastics Federation. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Barbosa, de Jesus dos Santos, Asil make golden impressions as World Challenge Cup season begins". International Gymnastics Federation. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Technical Committees name original Gymnastics elements for their inventors". International Gymnastics Federation. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  14. ^ "2022 – 2024 Code of Points Men's Artistic Gymnastics" (PDF). International Gymnastics Federation. p. 127. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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