Mihai Bagiu
1996 Olympian
1995 World Championships Team Member
1994 Team World Championships Team Member
1994 World Championships Team Member
Hometown: Orange, California
Residence: Newport Beach, California
Birth Date/Place: April 10, 1971/Timisoara, Romania
Club: Gold Cup Gymnastics
Coach: Ed Burch, Ron Howard
Years on National Team: 6 (1990-1991, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97)
Began Gymnastics: 1976
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Bagiu began gymnastics at age 5 while still living in Romania. He emigrated with his family to the U.S. in 1979 and became a citizen in 1989. Bagiu was a member of the 1996 Olympic Team which placed fifth. This team was the strongest men's team since 1984. He competed for the first time in World Championships competition in 1994, representing the U.S. at both the Team and All-Around/Individual World Championships competitions. He was awarded the Hilton BounceBack Award at the 1994 Hilton Challenge due to his quick rise up the ranks of the National Team.
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International Competition
- 1996 Olympic Games, Atlanta, Ga.; 5th-Team
- 1996 Budget Rent a Car Gymnastics Invitational USA vs. France, Miami, Fla.; 1st-Team
- 1995 Atlanta Gymnastics Invitational, Atlanta, Ga.; 15th-AA
- 1995 World Championships, Sabae, Japan; 9th-Team, 5th(t)-PH
- 1995 Budget Rent a Car Invitational, San Jose, Calif.; 2nd-Team, 5th-AA
- 1995 Pan American Games, Mar del Plata, Argentina; 1st-Team, 8th-AA, 2nd-PH
- 1995 McDonald's American Cup, Seattle, Wash.; 7th-AA, 1st-PH (prelims.)
- 1994 Team World Championships, Dortmund, Germany; 9th-Team
- 1994 Budget Rent a Car Invitational: USA vs. Romania, Worcester, Mass.; 2nd-Team, 2nd-AA
- 1994 Hilton Challenge, Phoenix, Ariz.; 1st-Team, 6th-AA
- 1994 World Gymnastics Championships, Brisbane, Australia
- 1993 XIX Trofeu International, Barcelona, Spain; 6th-AA, 5th(t)-FX, 2nd-PH, 7th-SR, 6th-V,
- 5th(t)-PB, 7th(t)-HB
National Competition
- 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials-Gymnastics, Boston, Mass.; 7th-AA
- 1996 Coca-Cola National Championships, Knoxville, Tenn.; 7th-AA
- 1996 Winter Cup Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 6th-AA, 1st-PH, 2nd-HB
- 1995 World Team Trials, Austin, Texas; 3rd-AA
- 1995 Coca-Cola National Championships, New Orleans, La.; 2nd-AA, 4th-HB, 6th-PH
- 1995 Winter Cup Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.; did not compete for ranking
- 1994 Coca-Cola National Championships, Nashville, Tenn.; 5th-AA, 1st-PH, 2nd-PB, 3rd-HB
- 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival, St. Louis, Mo.; 4th-Team & FX(t), 8th-AA, 1st-PH & HB
- 1994 Winter Cup Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 3rd-AA
- 1993 Coca-Cola National Championships, Salt Lake City, Utah; 7th-AA
- 1993 World University Games Trials, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 10th-AA
- 1993 Winter Cup Challenge, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 13th-AA
- 1992 Winter Nationals, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 24th-AA
- 1991 U.S. Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio; 34th-AA
- 1990 U.S. Championships, Denver, Colo.; 29th-AA (made Senior Development Team)
- 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival, Minneapolis, Minn.; 9th(t)-AA
- 1989 Winter Nationals, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 31st-AA
- 1989 U.S. Challenge, Denver, Colo.
- 1988 Winter Nationals, Colorado Springs, Colo.; 2nd-AA (junior division)
- 1988 J.O. Nationals, Albuquerque, N.M.; 15th-AA
updated: 24 Jul 1996
