Career
She is a two-time Olympic medalist with the team (gold in 1984 and silver in 1980). She is best known for a skill on the balance beam named after her: forward salto tucked with ½ twist (180°) take off from both legs. Grigoraş trained at Computer Software Systems Cetate Deva with Márta and Béla Károlyi until their defection to United States of America in 1981 and with coaches Adrian Goreac, Adrian Stan, Maria Cosma and Octavian Belu after 1981.
1980 and the Olympic Games
Her senior debut in an international event was at the 1980 Italian-Romanian meet where she placed first with the team and second all-around.
Her participation at the 1980 World Cup in Toronto brought her a bronze medal on vault. She also placed fourth all around ahead of teammate Emilia Eberle, fifth on floor and eight on balance beam.
At these Olympic games she did not compete in any individual final event. 1981
At the 1981 European Championships in Madrid, Spain, Grigoraş medaled in all events except the balance beam.
Her results in the all around and the events finals were the highest among her team members.
At these World Championships she placed fourth with the team and fifth in the all around and uneven bars events. Once again her result in the all around was the highest among the Romanian team 1982-1984 and the Olympic Games
In 1982 Grigoraş did not compete at all.
She returned to gymnastics events in 1983, but she was only an alternate in the team at the 1983 World Championships.
In 1984 Grigoraş went with the team to Los Angeles to compete at the 1984 Olympic Games. She contributed to the team gold medal and she placed eighth in the preliminaries of the all around event.
Grigoraş" last event appears to be the 1985 Dutch Romanian meet. After she retired Grigoraş went to Athens, Greece, to coach gymnastics.