Doina Stăiculescu

Doina Stăiculescu (born 7 December 1967) is a Romanian individual rhythmic gymnast.

[1] Stăiculescu was a three time national champion and had her highest placement at the 1983 World Championships by finishing 6th in All-around and qualifying for ball, clubs and ribbon finals.

Canadian gymnast, Lori Fung (ranked 23rd in the world at the time), trained with Stăiculescu ahead of the games.

Despite finishing first in qualification, Stăiculescu finished in second place in the final to win the silver medal, having been beaten to the first Olympic gold medal in rhythmic gymnastics by Fung.

Stăiculescu is now working as a gymnastics coach at a private school in Romania.