Moldovan Italian rhythmic gymnast
Daniela Mogurean
Mogurean in 2024
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Born (2001-07-16 ) 16 July 2001 (age 24) Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[ 1] Gymnastics career Sport Rhythmic gymnastics Country represented Italy (2015-2024)Former country represented Moldova Club Ginnastica Ritmica Padova Head coach Emanuela Maccarani Choreographer Federica Bagnera Retired 2025
Daniela Mogurean (born 16 July 2001) is a Moldovanrhythmic gymnast that represents Italy. She won Olympic bronze medals with the Italian group at the2020 and2024 Summer Olympics . She is a2021 World champion in 3 hoops and 4 clubs and a2022 World champion in 5 hoops. She also won two gold medals at the2022 European Championships and one gold medal at the2024 European Championships .
Mogurean was born on 16 July 2001 inChișinău ,Moldova ,[ 1] and grew up inTighina .[ 2] She started rhythmic gymnastics at the age of four after following her older sister into the sport. The family moved toMestre, Italy ,[ 3] when she was eight years old.[ 4] She continued her rhythmic gymnastics training in Italy.[ 5]
TheInternational Gymnastics Federation approved Mogurean's nationality change request to represent Italy internationally in February 2015.[ 6] She joined the Italian junior national group and competed at the2015 European Junior Championships , where they finished sixth in the group all-around and fifth in the 5 balls final.[ 7]
Mogurean was a reserve for Italy's senior national group for four years before being added to the main team in 2021.[ 4] She helped the Italian group sweep the silver medals, all behind Bulgaria, at theBaku World Cup .[ 8] Then at the Pesaro World Cup, they won gold medals in both event finals ahead of Russia.[ 9] She competed at the2021 European Championships inVarna ,Bulgaria , and won a silver medal in the group all-around and a bronze medal in the 3 hoops and 4 clubs final.[ 10] [ 11] She then representedItaly at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongsideAgnese Duranti ,Alessia Maurelli ,Martina Centofanti , andMartina Santandrea . They qualified for thegroup all-around final in third place,[ 12] and they won the bronze medal in the final.[ 5]
Mogurean and the Italian group then competed at the2021 World Championships .[ 13] They won the silver medal in the group all-around behind Russia.[ 14] In the event finals, they won the gold medal in 3 hoops and 4 clubs and the silver medal in 5 balls.[ 15] Additionally, the Italian group and individualsAlexandra Agiurgiuculese ,Milena Baldassarri , andSofia Raffaeli won the silver medal in the team competition.[ 16]
Mogurean and the Italian group won two gold medals and one silver medal at theBaku World Cup .[ 17] [ 18] They then swept the gold medals at both the Pamplona World Challenge Cup and at the Pesaro World Cup.[ 19] [ 20] At the2022 European Championships , they won a silver medal in the group all-around behind Israel. They then won the gold medals in both event finals.[ 21] They missed out on a group all-around medal and an Olympic berth at the2022 World Championships due to mistakes, but the Italian team of the group,Milena Baldassarri , andSofia Raffaeli won the team competition.[ 22] In the event finals, they improved their performance to win the gold medal in 5 hoops and the silver medal behind Bulgaria in 3 ribbons and 2 balls.[ 23]
Mogurean helped the Italian group win a gold medal in 3 ribbons and 2 balls at theAthens World Cup .[ 24] At the Milan World Cup, they won the all-around title after winning a tie-breaker over Israel. They then lost to Israel in the 5 hoops final but won the 3 ribbons and 2 balls final.[ 25] They then won the bronze medal in 5 hoops at theEuropean Championships .[ 26] At the2023 World Championships , the Italian group finished fourth in the all-around after multiple mistakes in their 3 ribbons and 2 balls routine. However, they did qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics as they were among the top five eligible groups.[ 27] They did qualify for the 5 hoops final and won the bronze medal behind China and Spain. Additionally, they won a bronze medal in the team event.[ 28]
Mogurean helped the Italian group sweep the gold medals at theAthens World Cup .[ 29] They then swept the silver medals at the first-everEuropean Cup .[ 30] Then at theEuropean Championships , they won the gold medal in 5 hoops.[ 31] Additionally, they won silver medals in the group all-around and team events.[ 32] She competed at the2024 Summer Olympics alongsideAlessia Maurelli ,Agnese Duranti ,Martina Centofanti , andLaura Paris . The group won the second-consecutive bronze medal in thegroup all-around final, behind China and Israel.[ 33]
Daniela announced her retirement from competitive gymnastics on May 4, 2025, in an Instagram post.[ 34]
Detailed Olympic results [ edit ] Year Competition Description Location Music Apparatus Rank Score-Final Rank Score-Qualifying 2020 Olympics Tokyo All-around 3rd 87.700 3rd 87.150 Butterfly-Ninja byMaxime Rodriguez 5 Balls 4th 44.850 3rd 44.600 Tree of Life Suite by R. Cacciapaglia, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra3 Hoops + 4 Clubs 3rd 42.850 4th 42.550 2024 Olympics Paris All-around 3rd 68.100 2nd 69.350 Scherzo Molto Vivace from Symphony No. 9 ,Greatness byAudiomachine ,Vo Williams 5 Hoops 3rd 36.100 2nd 38.200 The Ecstasy of Gold by Ennio Morricone, Czech National Symphony Orchestra3 Ribbons + 2 Balls 4th 32.000 6th 31.150
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