Gabriel Burtănete

Gabriel Burtănete
Burtănete at the 2019 Junior World Championships
Personal information
Nickname(s)Gabi
Born (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 23)
Buzău, Romania
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Romania
ClubCSA Steaua Bucuresti
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Romania
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Győr Vault
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Mersin Vault
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Challenge Cup 2 0 1

Gabriel Burtănete (born 19 February 2002) is a Romanian artistic gymnast. He is the 2019 Junior World and 2020 Junior European vault champion. He represented Romania at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.

Early life

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Burtănete was born on 19 February 2002, in Buzău. His twin brother, Robert, is also an artistic gymnast who competes for the Romanian national team. They competed at the 2022 European Championships together.[1]

Gymnastics career

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Junior

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Burtănete helped the Romanian team finish 11th at the 2018 Junior European Championships.[2] He then competed at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics and was the first reserve for the all-around final.[3] He did advance into the vault final and finished fifth.[4]

In 2019, he won the gold medal in the vault at the Junior World Championships held in Győr, Hungary.[5][6] Then at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival, he finished sixth with the Romanian team and fifth in the all-around.[7] He won the bronze medal in the vault final.[8]

In 2020, Burtănete earned the gold medal in the vault final of the Junior European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Mersin, Turkey.[9] Additionally, he helped Romania finish fourth in the team event,[10] and he placed fourth in the still rings final.[11]

Senior

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Burtănete won a bronze medal on the vault at the 2021 Mersin World Challenge Cup, behind William Émard and Milad Karimi.[12] He advanced to the vault final at the 2022 European Championships and finished fifth.[13] He won the vault titles at the 2022 Varna and Mersin World Challenge Cups.[14][15] At the 2022 World Championships, he advanced to the all-around final and finished 23rd.[16] Then in the vault final, he finished fourth and was 0.200 points away from the bronze medal.[17]

At the 2023 European Championships, Burtănete finished 23rd in the all-around and fourth in the vault final.[18][19]

References

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  1. ^ "Burtanete Gabriel - FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Campionii nationali ai Romaniei la gimnastica artistica Ana Maria Puiu si Gabriel Burtanete, la JOT Buenos Aires 2018" [Romanian national champions in artistic gymnastics Ana Maria Puiu and Gabriel Burtanete, at the 2018 Buenos Aires Olympic Games]. Romanian Olympic Committee (in Romanian). 13 September 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's All-Around Qualification" (PDF). Buenos Aires 2018. 7 October 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Artistic Gymnastics Men's Vault Final" (PDF). Buenos Aires 2018. 14 October 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  5. ^ Payne, Ned (30 June 2019). "Russian teenage sensation wins third gold of Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. ^ "GYMNASTICS: Russia and Japan shine in first World Junior Championships; di Cello wins gold on Vault". The Sports Examiner. 30 June 2019. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020.
  7. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (1 August 2019). "2019 European Youth Olympic Festival Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  8. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (27 July 2019). "Russia top medals table at EYOF in Baku as three golds lift Britain to second". Inside the Games. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  9. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (13 December 2020). "Turkey end home European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships with historic double". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Ukraine crowned junior European team Champions!". European Gymnastics. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  11. ^ Hopkins, Lauren (14 December 2020). "2020 European Championships Junior Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Final 2021 World Challenge Cup Concludes In Mersin, Turkey". International Gymnast Magazine. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  13. ^ Crumlish, John (21 August 2022). "Greece's Petrounias wins sixth continental still rings gold as European Championships conclude". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Friess, Georgiou star in thrilling World Challenge Cup opener". International Gymnastics Federation. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Romania's Barbosu shines as sun sets on 2022 World Challenge Cup series". International Gymnastics Federation. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Gabriel Burtanete, locul 23 în finala de la individual-compus, din cadrul mondialelor de la Liverpool" [Gabriel Burtanete, 23rd place in the individual all-around final at the Liverpool World Championships]. PrimaSport (in Romanian). 4 November 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Gabriel Burtanete, locul 4 în finala de la sărituri la Campionatul Mondial de la Liverpool" [Gabriel Burtanete, 4th place in the diving final at the World Championships in Liverpool]. Jurnalul (in Romanian). 6 November 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  18. ^ Crumlish, John (13 April 2023). "Turkiye's Adem Asil aces all-around title at European Championships". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  19. ^ Crumlish, John (16 April 2023). "Gadirova gains third consecutive floor exercise title as European Championships conclude". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
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