Octavian Belu
Octavian Ioan Atanase Bellu (b. February 17, 1951 in Ploieşti) is the current head of the Romanian national women's artistic gymnastics team. He was the main coach with interruptions, between 1990 and 2005 and returned as head of the national team in 2010. Highly successful, Bellu led the team to five world and two Olympic titles, as well as coaching numerous individual gold medalists - since 1990, Romania has been the most successful women's gymnastics power. He also coached such accomplished gymnasts as Lavinia Miloşovici, Andreea Răducan, Simona Amânar, Gina Gogean, Cătălina Ponor and Sandra Izbaşa. During his time as head coach, his teams combined to win 82 World (59) and Olympic (23) medals. Octavian Bellu was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, May 2009.
Read more about Octavian Belu: Early Life and Career, National Team 1981-2005, Resignation and Political Career, Comeback, Personal Life