Dominique Moceanu

Dominique Moceanu
Moceanu at SXSW 2024
Personal information
Full nameDominique Helena Moceanu
Born (1981-09-30) September 30, 1981
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
United States
(1992–2000, 2004–2006)
ClubLaFleur's
Károlyi's
Moceanu Gymnastics
Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy
Former coach(es)Jeff LaFleur
Béla and Márta Károlyi
Luminița Miscenco
Mary Lee Tracy
Alexander Alexandrov
ChoreographerGeza Pozar
Dominic Zito
Music1996: "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
Retired2000; 2006
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
1996 AtlantaTeam
World Championships
1995 SabaeBalance beam
1995 SabaeTeam
Goodwill Games
1998 New York CityAll-around

Dominique Helena Moceanu (/mˈɑːn/, moh-CHEE-ah-noo; Romanian: [moˈtʃe̯anu]; born September 30, 1981) is an American former artistic gymnast. She was a member of the gold medal-winning United States women's gymnastics team, the "Magnificent Seven", at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She won two medals at the 1995 World Championships and the all-around title at the 1998 Goodwill Games.

Moceanu trained under Marta and Béla Károlyi, and later Luminița Miscenco and Mary Lee Tracy. She earned her first national team berth at age 10 and represented the United States in various international competitions at the junior level. She was the all-around silver medalist at the 1992 Junior Pan American Championships and the 1994 junior national all-around champion. In 1995, at the age of 13, she became the youngest gymnast to win the senior all-around title at the U.S. Championships. She was the youngest member of both the 1995 World Championships and the 1996 Olympic teams.

Moceanu's last major success in gymnastics was at the 1998 Goodwill Games, where she became the first American to win the all-around gold medal. Family problems, coaching changes, and injuries derailed her efforts to make the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, and she retired from the sport in 2000. Since then, she has worked as a coach, studied business management, and written a memoir, Off Balance.