▁in ▁Cl uj - N ap oca ) ▁is ▁a ▁retired ▁Roman ian ▁art istic ▁g ymn ast . ▁She ▁is ▁an ▁Olympic ▁gold ▁medal ist ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁a ▁world ▁silver ▁medal ist ▁on ▁beam ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁team . ▁Her ▁best ▁events ▁were ▁the ▁floor ▁and ▁the ▁balance ▁beam . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁O ana ▁Ban ▁started ▁to ▁train ▁for ▁g ymn ast ics ▁in ▁her ▁h omet own ▁at ▁" V i itor ul " ▁G ymn ast ics ▁Club ▁with ▁coach es ▁Rod ica ▁C â m pe an ▁and ▁Anton ▁C iu pe . ▁Ban ▁quickly ▁rose ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁Roman ia ' s ▁top ▁junior ▁world - class ▁g ymn asts . ▁She ▁competed ▁in ▁her ▁first ▁Roman ian ▁national ▁champion ships ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁winning ▁the ▁floor ▁exercise ▁event ▁in ▁the ▁junior ▁division . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁she ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁national ▁team , ▁and ▁began ▁working ▁with ▁coach es ▁Oct av ian ▁Bel u ▁and ▁Mar iana ▁Bit ang ▁at ▁the ▁el ite ▁training ▁facility ▁in ▁De va . ▁Success ▁in ▁major ▁international ▁junior ▁meets ▁soon ▁followed , ▁including ▁a ▁first - place ▁finish ▁at ▁the ▁Top ▁G ym ▁tournament ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁European ▁Youth ▁Olympic ▁Days . ▁ ▁Senior ▁career ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 - 2 0 0 3 ▁With ▁her ▁early