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Competing with an ankle injury, she finished 12th all-around.
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Monica Rosu
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Roşu started gymnastics in 1991 at age four and trained during her early years at Computer Software Systems BacăUniversity She was selected to train for the junior national team and left her family for Oneşti, then the site of the junior training center. Roşu competed at the Top Gym Tournament in early 2000.
When two juniors from Deva pulled out unexpectedly just days before the meet began, Roşu was selected as a last-minute replacement.
Roşu competed internationally in the Netherlands and Slovakia in 2001. Always a powerful tumbler, she made great strides in vaulting and floor exercise and soon moved with her teammates to the national training center in Deva.
Still a junior in 2002, she competed at the Romanian International, placing fourth. She went on to be a part of the junior squad at the European Championships, where she earned bronze medals on vault and floor exercise.
Roşu competed at her first world championships in the United States. in 2003, winning silver with her team and placing fourth on the vault.
Roşu"s finest hour came during the 2004 Olympics in Athens. The strongest vaulter on the team, Roşu contributed scores in the finals of 9.625 on vault and 9.387 on bars. She scored 9.575 (start value: 99) and 9.737 (start value: 100).
She was nearly two tenths ahead of her nearest rival, Annia Hatch of the United States.
After injuring herself in 2005 and showing sub-par performances, Roşu failed to make the 2005 World Championship team and has since retired. In 2005, she participated in the televised competition Kunoichi and the television show Monster Box in Japan.
In 2009, she was the host of a television show ("Forma Maxima") aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle, broadcast by the Romanian TVR1 channel. Among her guests were Ion Ţiriac, Ilie Năstase and Gheorghe Hagi.
As of 2010, Roşu was studying for her master"s in sport management in Bucharest, Romania.
2000 Top Gym Tournament: 6th Team, 12th A-A, 6th BlackBerry 12th Forex, 6 V.
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With Cătălina Ponor, Daniela Sofronie, Oana Ban, Alexandra Eremia and Silvia Stroescu, she helped Romania defend its Olympic team title.
