Alexia Elena Blănaru (born May 22, 2010) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. She was the 2025 Junior World bronze medalist on vault. She was also the 2026 Romanian National Champion.
Junior career
2024 Blănaru made her international debut at the 2024 DTB Pokal Team Challenge, winning the gold medal on vault and contributing to Romania's sixth-place finish as a team. At the Rising Stars Trophy in April, she once again won gold on vault, in addition to silver on floor exercise.
In May 2024, Blănaru competed at the 2024 European Championships, where the Romanian team finished eighth. She also recorded the seventh-highest single-vault score of the qualification round. After qualifying for the balance beam final, she ultimately finished eighth.
Blănaru won the gold medal in the all-around at the 2024 Gymnasiade. During event finals, she earned two additional silver medals on vault and floor exercise.
At the Romanian Individual Championships, Blănaru placed fifth in the all-around, which featured both senior and junior athletes. During junior event finals, she finished sixth on vault and floor and eighth on uneven bars.
2025 Blănaru began 2025 by competing at the International Gymnix in March. The Romanian junior team finished fourth, and individually, Blanaru finished 17th in the all-around.
In June, Blănaru won a medal on every event at the Romanian Junior Championships, including gold in the all-around, on vault, and on balance beam. She achieved similar results at the Romanian National Championships, winning all-around silver in the combined junior and senior all-around, as well as uneven bars and balance beam gold in the junior division.
Blănaru was named to the Romanian team for the European Youth Olympic Festival. She won the bronze medal in the all-around and silver on vault.
Alongside teammates Iris Iordache and Aniela Tudor, Blănaru represented Romania at the 2025 Junior World Championships. Romania finished fifth as a team, and Blanaru qualified for the all-around final, where she finished 13th. During event finals, she won the bronze medal on vault behind Lavi Crain of the United States and Misa Nishiyama of Japan. She also qualified for the balance beam final, placing seventh.
Senior career
2026 Blănaru made her senior debut at the 2026 City of Jesolo Trophy, placing 18th in the all-around and sixth in the floor final. In May, she attended the Koper World Challenge Cup. She won the gold medal on balance beam ahead of Tina Zelčić of Croatia and Alia Leat of Great Britain. Additionally, she qualified for the vault final and placed eighth.
After being named the Romanian team for the 2026 European Championships, Blănaru placed 18th in the all-around. Romania's performance at the competition qualified the nation to send a full team to the 2026 World Championships in Rotterdam.
In September, Blănaru became the 2026 Romanian Senior National All-Around Champion.
Competitive history +Competitive history of Alexia Blănaru at the junior levelYearEvent 2023 Romanian Junior Championships 4 5 2024 DTB Pokal Team Challenge 6 Rising Stars Trophy European Championships 8 8 Gymnasiade 5 Romanian Individual Championships 5 6 8 6 2025 International Gymnix 4 17 Romanian Junior Championships European Youth Olympic Festival 4 5 Romanian Championships 6 Junior World Championships 5 13 7
+Competitive history of Alexia Blănaru at the senior levelYearEvent 2026 City of Jesolo Trophy 8 18 6 Koper World Challenge Cup 8 Rising Stars Trophy European Championships 11 18 Romanian Championships
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