Deva is also nicknamed: "Capital of Romania's Gymnastics"

 

Since 1978, the country's best gymnasts - including Olympic, World and European champions Nadia Comaneci, Teodora Ungureanu, Ecaterina Szabo, Lavinia Agache, Daniela Milosevici, Maria Olaru, Catalina Ponor – have trained and got their education at Deva National Gymnastics Center 

(Colegiul National Sportiv Cetatea Deva)