Sabina Carolina Cojocar (born 23 October 1985) is a Romanian retired international elite artistic gymnast and singer. She became a world gold medalist with the Romanian women's gymnastics team in 2001 and is also a five-time medalist at the 2000 Junior European Gymnastics Championships. Early life and career Cojocar was born on 23 October 1985 in Sibiu, Romania. She began gymnastics at the age of three, though she told her coach she was five because she was afraid that he would not accept such a young gymnast. A few years later, she was accepted into the junior national team in Oneşti. After one year, Cojocar was accepted as a member of the senior national team in Deva, under the direct guidance of head coach Octavian Bellu. She made her international debut at the age of fourteen at the 2000 Junior European Championships in Paris, where she won three gold medals (in the all-around, ahead of teammate Silvia Stroescu, and on vault and balance beam) and two silver medals (on floor exercise and with the team). She was touted as the new leader of the young Romanian team and quickly drew international attention, appearing on the cover of the June/July 2000 edition of International Gymnast. Senior career In August 2001, Cojocar competed in the Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia. She won the all-around title, upsetting more established gymnasts, such as Russia's Svetlana Khorkina, and earned a bronze medal on the floor exercise. Her first major senior event was later in the year at the 2001 World Championships in Ghent, Belgium, where she placed first with the Romanian team, sixth in the all-around, and fourth on beam. Cojocar underwent shoulder surgery in December 2001. In early 2002, she was one of the gymnasts affected when Bellu decided to send the entire senior national team home from the Deva training center. Cojocar returned to her home club in Sibiu to train and was one of the only gymnasts eventually asked to return to Deva. She competed in the 2002 World Championships, placing fifth on vault and ninth on floor exercise. Retirement In 2003, Cojocar retired from gymnastics because of a chronic liver problem. After leaving Deva, she was outspoken about alleged problems on the national team. She said she had been diagnosed with high cholesterol in 2000 and prescribed Zocor, which was not intended for use by children and had experienced several serious