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Elena Leușteanu was born on 4 July, 1935 in Cernăuți, Kingdom of Romania (present day Cernivtsi, Ukraine), is a Romanian artistic gymnast. Discover Elena Leușteanu's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

Popular As Elena Leușteanu
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Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 4 July 1935
Birthday 4 July
Birthplace Cernăuți, Kingdom of Romania (present day Cernivtsi, Ukraine)
Date of death 16 August, 2008
Died Place Bucharest, Romania
Nationality Romania

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Elena Leușteanu Height, Weight & Measurements

At 73 years old, Elena Leușteanu height is 162 cm and Weight 58 kg.

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Weight 58 kg
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Elena Leușteanu Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Elena Leușteanu worth at the age of 73 years old? Elena Leușteanu’s income source is mostly from being a successful gymnast. She is from Romania. We have estimated Elena Leușteanu's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1935

Elena Leușteanu-Popescu (later Teodorescu, 4 July 1935 – 16 August 2008) was a Romanian artistic gymnast who competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics.

During her career she won three Olympic bronze medals, one world bronze medal and five continental silver medals.

1949

In 1949 she won a junior national title in athletics triathlon.

1951

In 1951 she also became a member of the national gymnastics team.

1953

In 1953, when she was a member of the national athletics team, she had her best results at 5.14 m in the long jump and 1.43 m in the high jump.

1954

Leușteanu made her debut at the 1954 World Championships in Rome, Italy, where she placed 4th with her team, 5th in the individual combined standings, and was a vault finalist.

1956

She was the first Romanian artistic gymnast to win an individual Olympic medal (in 1956).

As a teenager Leușteanu showed talents in handball, athletics, cross-country skiing and gymnastics.

At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, Leușteanu led her Romanian team the bronze medal at these games, a first for Romania at any World Championships or Olympics.

1957

The first ever European Artistic Gymnastics Championships for women, held in 1957 in Bucharest in her native country of Romania, saw Leușteanu win the silver in the individual all-around competition behind Soviet Larisa Latynina.

In the event finals, she collected two more medals in both the uneven bars and floor exercises.

1958

In Moscow at the 1958 World Championships, competing as Elena Teodorescu, she helped her team to the bronze medal and placed 17th in the all around and was, again, a vault finalist.

1959

At the second European Artistic Gymnastics Championships for women, held in 1959 in Kraków, Poland, she repeated her 2nd-place all-around finish and qualified to three of the four event finals where she won silver on the uneven bars as she had at the previous European Championships.

1960

At the 1960 Rome Olympics, she buttressed her stronger teammate Sonia Iovan, helping their team to the bronze and she was 11th in the individual all around.

1961

In Leușteanu's 3rd appearance at the European Championships held in 1961 in Leipzig, East Germany, she placed 6th in the all-around and qualified to two event finals – uneven bars and floor where she placed 4th and 5th, respectively.

1964

In 1964 she was a member of the team representing Romania at the Olympic Games.

She placed 6th with the team and 20th all around.

2006

In 2006, at a celebration commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation, Leușteanu was the first gymnast to be mentioned and honoured and clips of her performance on the uneven bars were presented.

She took part in the celebration, ascending to the podium along with other notable Romanian gymnasts of the past such as Nadia Comăneci, Daniela Silivaş, and Lavinia Miloșovici.

2008

While her fellow Romanians were at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, successfully defending the legacy of Romanian gymnastics she helped to create, Leușteanu died from pancreatic cancer in mid-August 2008 at the age of 73.

2010

In the individual combined standings, she tied Olga Tass of Hungary for 4th place, just .100 behind bronze medal position.

She qualified for three of the four event finals: vault, where she placed 6th; balance beam, where she placed 6th; and floor exercise, where she became the first Romanian woman to win an individual Olympic gymnastics medal – a bronze.