Larisa Iordache
Gymnast
Romanian artistic gymnast known as the most successful gymnast at the 2014 European Championships, with four gold medal wins. She also won a bronze medal as a member of the Romanian team at the 2012 Olympic Games. She later became the leader of the Romanian team.
She started practicing gymnastics at age five and first gained international attention at the 2010 European Championships.
She won seven gold medals at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup from 2013 to 2014.
Her older brother, Razvan, is a soccer player.
She and Nadia Comaneci are both Romanian stars of women's gymnastics.