- Won a Gold medal in the Women's Gymnastics Team Competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she was a member of "The Magnificent 7".
- Won legal emancipation from her parents in late 1999, after she accused them of squandering her earnings.
- Speaks fluent Romanian.
- After placing 8th at the 2000 U.S. National Championships, she qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials, but she was unable to compete due to bone chips in her knee.
- Attended Cuyahoga Community College, in Cleveland, Ohio, and Akron University, in Akron, Ohio, studying business management. She graduated from John Carroll University, in University Heights, Ohio, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management in 2009.
- Has two younger sisters: Jennifer Bricker (born on October 1, 1987), and Christina Moceanu (born on August 24, 1989). Jennifer was born without legs and was immediately given up for adoption; Dominique discovered she had a second sister in 2007.
- Youngest U.S. gymnast to win an Olympic gold medal.
- Youngest athlete to have appeared on the Wheaties box.
- Parents are Dimitry and Camelia Moceanu, both former Romanian gymnasts.
- Honeymooned in the Caribbean.
- Her bridesmaids included Olympic gymnasts Amanda Borden, Dominique Dawes, and Kerri Strug (all members of the Magnificent 7) and Svetlana Boginskaya. Among the Groomsmen were Olympians Paul Hamm and Morgan Hamm. Nadia Comaneci and her husband Bart Conner served as honorary godparents, which is a tradition in Romanian Orthodox weddings. She wore an off-the-rack Oleg Cassini wedding gown.
- Husband, Dr. Michael Canales, was a nationally ranked collegiate gymnast at the Ohio State University and a member of the 1996 National Championship team. He is now a surgeon at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center specializing in podiatry.
- Married in a traditional Romanian Orthodox Church wedding service at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Houston, Texas.
- Has two children with husband Michael Canales: a daughter Carmen Noel Canales (born on December 25, 2007) and a son Vincent Michael Canales (born on March 13, 2009).
- At age 14, she is the third youngest Olympian and Gold Medalist from the United States (behind Marjorie Gestring and Donna de Varona, both 13), and the ninth youngest Olympian overall. Additionally, she is the youngest Olympic gymnast overall. Due to rule changes following the 1996 Olympics, her status as the youngest Olympic gymnast cannot officially be surpassed.
- Was the Women's Gymnastics All-Around U.S. Junior National Champion in 1994 and U.S. National Champion in 1995. Additionally, she placed 3rd in the All-Around competition and earning a Bronze medal at the 1996 and 1998 U.S. National Championships. In the individual apparatus competitions, she won 2 Gold medals for the Balance Beam and Vault in 1998, 2 Silver medals for the Floor Exercise in 1995 and 1997, and 2 Bronze medals for the Vault in 1995 and the Floor Exercise in 1998.
- Won a Bronze medal in the Women's Team Competition and a Silver medal in the Women's Balance Beam at the 1995 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Sabae, Japan.
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