Career, in brief
Cătălina Ponor was a three-time Olympian for Romania in women's artistic gymnastics, competing from 2004 through 2016. She won two Olympic medals — one silver and one bronze.
Romania · WAG · 2004 – 2016
Cătălina Ponor
Cătălina Ponor competed for Romania in women's artistic gymnastics, 2004–2016. Career medals: 1 silver, 1 bronze.
2
career medals
across Olympic, World, and Continental finals.
Timeline
Career arc, year by year.
Olympic — 3 appearances
Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Aug 6 → 16 · Rio de Janeiro
Balance Beam Qual 14.900 — did not advance 5th
Floor Exercise Qual 14.200 — did not advance 14th
London 2012 Olympic Games
Jul 28 → Aug 7 · London
Team Qual 14.600 Final RomaniaUSA 183.596 · RUS 178.530 · ROU 176.414 BRONZE
Balance Beam Qual 15.033 — did not advance 8th
Floor Exercise Qual 14.600 — 7th, advanced Final 15.200 SILVER
Athens 2004 Olympic Games
Aug 14 → 23 · Athens
Team Qual
All-Around Qual 28.962 — did not advance 64th
Vault Qual 9.500 — did not advance 5th
Balance Beam Qual 9.775 — did not advance 1st
Floor Exercise Qual 9.687 — did not advance 1st
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Sources
Sources
olympedia.org (Rio de Janeiro 2016, London 2012, Athens 2004) · olympics.com
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Last verified 2026-05-26 · corrections welcome at hello@gleaminggymnast.com