Tina Erceg

Tina Erceg (born 3 May 1988) is a Croatian former international gymnast. The senior all-around National Champion in 2004 and 2005 and the winner of several medals on the World Cup circuit, Erceg is considered to be the Croatia's most successful international gymnast. She was also the first female gymnast ever to represent independent Croatia at the Olympic Games.

Early life and junior career Erceg was born in Split, Croatia (then the SFRY) to parents Slobodan and Anda. She began gymnastics in 1995 at Kaštela Gymnastics, with coach Magda Miloševic-Ilić. In 1998, she followed coach Miloševic-Ilić to a new club, GK Marjan. The following year, she placed first in the all-around in the youth division at the Croatian National Championships in Zagreb. In 2000, Erceg won gold medals on the vault, balance beam and uneven bars in the youth division of the Croatian Nationals, and earned a place on the Croatian national junior team. In 2002, Erceg competed at the junior European Championships, where she placed 12th in the all-around final.

Senior career Erceg entered the senior ranks in 2003. She placed 112th in the all-around at the 2003 World Championships and did not qualify for the 2004 Olympics, but continued training.

In 2007, Erceg competed in the World Championships in Stuttgart, where she placed 69th in the all-around in the preliminary round of competition, earning herself an individual berth to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

In the spring of 2008 Erceg placed 16th in the all-around at the European Championships in Clermont-Ferrand.

Erceg retired from competitive gymnastics in 2012.

Skills Uneven bars: Comaneci salto; 1 1/2 piroutte-Jaeger combination; double-front dismount. Balance beam: 'Erceg' mount; front aerial-side flip; back handspring-layout; double twist dismount. Floor exercise: Triple twist; double pike.

Eponymous skill Erceg has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points. Apparatus Name Description DifficultyBalance beam Erceg Round-off at end of beam - take off backward with ½ turn (180°) tucked salto forward G (0.7)