Corina Tarnits

The Romanian Overseas Students designated Corina Tarnits as the best student in North America. Originally from Craiova (South Romania), she is one of Harvard's best PhD students in Maths. She graduated Magna Cum Laudae. Additionally, last year the Romanian students ranked third in the Maths International Olympics, getting two gold medals, two silver and one bronze. One gold medal went to Madalina Persu, International Informatics High school from Bucharest graduate, and one to Omer Cerrahoglu, 8th grade graduate at the National College Vasile Lucaciu from Baia Mare.

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Daniel Breaz

Cel mai bun matematician al lumii este un român. Daniel Breaz are 35 de ani, este din Alba Iulia şi a fost numit cel mai bun cercetător din lume al anului 2009 în teroria geometrică a funcţiilor. Premiul îi va fi decernat pe 21 mai, la Osaka, în urma invitaţiei primite de Institutul de Cercetare pentru Ştiinţe Matematice din cadrul Universităţii Kyoto (Japonia).

Este doctor în matematică, absolvent al Facultăţiii de Matematică din cadrul Universităţii Babeş-Bolyai din Cluj Napoca. În momentul de faţă este profesor universitar la Catedra de Matematică a Universităţii "1 Decembrie 1918 Alba Iulia". A scris 10 cărţi de specialitate şi a participat în cadrul a peste 50 de conferinţe naţionale şi internaţionale de profil.

Nicu Vlad

Lessons from Romania
by Matt Foreman

Nicu Vlad is one of the greatest weightlifters of all time. The Romanian legend won the Olympic gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles games when he was only twenty-one years old, and that was only the beginning of his amazing career. Vlad went on to win the silver medal at the 1988 Olympics, the bronze at the 1996 Olympics (when he was thirty-three), and three world championships in 1984, 1986, and 1990. However, the accomplishment that Vlad is probably most famous for is his all-time world record snatch of 200.5 kilos in the old 100 kilo bodyweight class. He is the heaviest lifter in history to snatch double bodyweight, and many weightlifting experts believe that Vlad is one of the most technically perfect weightlifters of all time. His snatch technique has been the learning model for thousands of young weightlifters over the last two decades.

The message, which I consider almost a biblical principle, is that the strength you possess in your heart will be the deciding element in your weightlifting career. Adversity is the name of the game in this sport, and the only factor that can propel an athlete to success is sheer force of will. Physical talent is not enough. There are armies of physically talented athletes out there. The ones like Nicu Vlad, who refuse to allow anything to defeat them, will be the last ones standing. This attitude drove Nicu forward to victory at the World Championship that same year, and then eventually to the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, where, at the age of thirty-three, he snatched 197.5 in the 108 class, winning the third Olympic medal of his illustrious career.

Antoniu Buci

Haltere/ Antoniu Buci, campion european la stilul aruncat
de Lucretia Andriev HotNews.ro
Miercuri, 7 aprilie 2010, 11:00 Sport Alte sporturi

Antoniu Buci, aur la Europene
Foto: Agerpres Halterofilul roman Antoniu Buci a obtinut, marti, medalia de aur la stilul aruncat al categoriei de 62 de kg din cadrul Campionatului European de Haltere ce se desfasoara in perioada 2-11 aprilie la Minsk (Belarus). Sportivul de 20 de ani s-a clasat pe locul al doilea la total, cu 300 de kg (record personal), adaugandu-si in palmares si o medalie de argint.

Desi delegatia Romaniei a fost pe punctul de a rata pentru prima data participarea la Europene, dupa ce subventia bugetara de la Autoritatea Nationala pentru Sport si Tineret nu intrase in contul federatiei cu doar cateva zile inainte de inceperea competitiei de la Minsk, tricolorii nu au dezamagit. Halterofilii romani s-au antrenat fara niciun ban, iar biletele de avion si le-au rezervat pe datorie, dar au reusit sa treaca peste problemele financiare si sa aduca aurul european.

Alina Dumitru

Romania´s Dumitru shocks in women´s judo
WATCH VIDEOSource: CCTV.com
08-10-2008 09:54
Special Report: 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Alina Dumitru of Romania won the gold medal in the 48-kilogram weight class of women's judo. She defeated silver medalist Yanet Bermoy of Cuba in the championship match. Ryoko Tani of Japan and Paula Pareto of Argentina shared the bronze medal. The two-time defending Olympic champion, Tani lost to Dumitru in a shocking semifinal upset, the first time she has been beaten in a major international competition in the last 12 years. Dumitru now proudly adds an Olympic gold medal to her European title.

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Irina Becher Hamilton

Romanca Irina Becher Hamilton, cea mai renumita profesoara de balet clasic din Los Angeles, i-a predat lectii de balet atat lui Michael cat si celor trei copiii ai lui.

Ea a povestit in exclusivitate pentru Monitorul Expres care a fost drumul ei in viata pina la intilnirea cu Regele Muzicii Pop, „momentul culminant al carierei mele“.

America a insemnat pentru Irina un nou inceput. A luat-o de la capat, a predat si a infiintat scoli de balet in mai multe state. Pina cind, copiii ei crescind, au ajuns la rindul lor dansatori apreciati.

„Fiul meu mi-a zis: «Mama, am ajuns profesor datorita profesorilor tai. Vreau sa plec in L.A. unde e Michael, sa fiu un pestisor mic intr-o apa mare». Copiii mei s-au mutat in L.A. si au infiintat o fundatie de hip-hop. I-am invatat de toate: balet contemporan, clasic, free style. Dar, dupa ce Michael l-a ales pentru «This is It», pot spune ca, desi aveam cariera mea de succes, baiatul meu mi-a deschis una noua, linga Michael“, povesteste Irina, emotionata si azi de intilnirea cu cel mai mare cintaret al ultimelor decenii.

S-a intimplat in mai 2009. La o repetitie, Michael a spus ca vrea lectii de balet clasic pentru cei noua dansatori. Toti s-au intors spre Misha si el a inteles ca mama lui e cea mai potrivita.

Irina a ajuns la Staples Center. „Eram eu, cameramanul, Kenny Ortega si cei noua baieti. Atunci a intrat Michael si a spus: «Nu pot sa mai astept, voiam sa te cunosc». Apoi m-a imbratisat. Nimeni nu poate intelege ce transmite acest om, generozitate angelica, un spirit inalt. Trebuie sa-l vezi ca sa intelegi. Apoi, i-a multumit lui Misha ca m-a adus. Michael a plecat dupa ce s-a terminat ora“.

Asistentul coregraf a venit la ea si i-a spus: „Michael e placut impresionat. Mi-a spus sa-ti transmit ca vrea sa-i predai ore particulare acasa, lui si copiilor lui“. Emotiile au coplesit-o: „Doar oasele ma mai tineau vertical“.

MARICICA PUICA

Romania in the past 20 years has compelled recognition in the world of athletics mainly tanks to its long-and middle distance female runners. We also did pretty well in jumps or throws, yet our top athletes in these events have never seen the fame of Gabriela Szabo or Violeta Beclea Szekely. Romanian women runners’ great names can be found as early as the 1950s, when Edith Treybal set a world record in the one-mile event. Then in the 1970s Natalia Andrei managed a series of world records in the one mile and 2,000 meter events. Yet it was not until 1984 when Romanian runners managed to set Olympic records. At the Los Angeles Olymics, Maricica PUICA, in the 3,000 and Doina Melinte, in the 800-meter event, respectively, entered the top-flight world of Olympic champions.

Maricica Puica was born in Iasi, on June 29, 1950. She competed for the Olimpia Bucharest sports club. Specialists said she ran over 90,000 kilometers in training sessions and competitions, that is more than the double of the Earth’s circumference. In her 20 years as a performance athlete, Maricica Puica had an impressive record of 25 gold medals, 21 silver and one bronze.

Maricica’s first great performance occurred when at the age of 17 she reaped the cross-country race Balkan title in Istanbul. In 1978 she became world cross-country race champion with Romania’s team, at that time including Natalia Andrei, Georgeta Gazibara, Antoaneta Iacob and Fita Lovin. Also in the cross-country race, in 1982 and 1984, respectively, Maricica Puica managed to reap the world title in the women’s individual competition.

In her career, Maricica Puica set 6, two European and 15 Balkan records.
In March 1984, Maricica Puica set the new cross-country race world record in New Jersey. In the summer of the same year, she walked home with two medals from the Los Angeles Olympic: one gold in the 3, 000 meters event, and one bonze, in the 1,500 event.

Also in Los Angeles Maricica Puica set two world records in the 3,00 meters event. She was the only runner with a world and an Olympic title reaped the same year.

Maricica Puica’s last great performance occurred in 1989 at the European Championships in the Hague, where she reaped gold in the 3,000 metes event, at the age of 39.

After retiring, Maricica Puica was appointed by Romanian officials National Ambassador for Sports, Tolerance and Fair Play with the Council of Europe.
In 2000 she was decorated with the “FAITHFUL SERVICE” National Order in the Rank of Knight