Nicoleta Onel

Nicoleta Raluca Onel (born 8 March 1982) is a former Romanian artistic gymnast. She drew notice at national and international competitions in the mid-1990s, but was forced to retire early after a spinal injury.

Onel's gymnastics achievements included second-place finishes in the all-around at the 1995 European Junior Championships and the 1997 World Junior Championships.

Biography
Onel was born in Ploieşti, Romania, and started gymnastics at the age of 6. Her first major international success came in 1995, when she placed second in the all-around at the European Junior Championships in Belgium. The following year, she was selected to train with the senior national team in Deva. At the 1997 World Junior Championships, Onel won silver medals with the Romanian team and in the individual all-around. In 1998, Onel suffered a spinal injury and was advised to quit competitive gymnastics. She was hired as a gymnastics instructor at a local club in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. In 2001, she was offered a coaching position in the United Arab Emirates, at the International School of Choueifat in Al Ain. 

Competitions and results
National competitions


 * 1991
 * Team: 1st place
 * Uneven bars: 2nd place


 * 1992
 * Uneven bars: 1st place
 * All-round: 2nd place


 * 1993
 * Uneven bars: 1st place
 * All-round: 2nd place
 * Team: 2nd place


 * 1994
 * Uneven bars: 1st place
 * All-round: 1st place
 * Floor: 2nd place
 * Horse vault: 3rd place


 * 1995
 * Beam: 1st place
 * Uneven bars: 2nd place
 * Floor: 2nd place
 * Horse vault: 2nd place

Regional competitions


 * 1995 (Hungary)
 * Team: 1st place
 * Uneven bars: 2nd place


 * 1996 (Bulgaria)
 * Team: 1st place

International competitions


 * 1995 (England)
 * Team: 1st place
 * All-round: 4th place


 * 1995 (Romania)
 * Team: 1st place
 * All-round: 3rd place


 * 1995 (Guatemala)
 * Team: 1st place
 * Beam: 1st place
 * All-round: 2nd place
 * Uneven bars: 2nd place
 * Floor: 2nd place


 * 1995 (Netherlands)
 * All-round: 5th place


 * 1996 (Germany)
 * Team: 1st place


 * 1997 (U.S.A)
 * Team: 3rd place


 * 1997 (Spain)
 * Team: 1st place


 * 1998 (U.S.A)
 * Team: 2nd place

European junior championships


 * 1995 (Belgium)
 * Team: 2nd place
 * Uneven bars: 2nd place


 * 1996 (England)
 * Team: 3rd place

World junior championships


 * 1997 (Japan)
 * Beam: 2nd place
 * Uneven bars: 2nd place
 * Floor: 2nd place
 * All-round: 2nd place

European youth Olympics


 * 1997 (Portugal)
 * All-round: 2nd place