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Athlete
Nadia Comăneci
Famoose for
Scoring the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics.
Perfect 10 · All-around gold
- Born
- 12 November 1961
- Birthplace
- Onești, Romania
More people
Nadia Comăneci
Nadia Comăneci is a Romanian gymnast whose precision made her a defining figure of the 1976 Olympics.
Early life
Onești
Began gymnastics in her hometown.
Coaching
Trained under Béla and Márta Károlyi.
Career
- Early 1970s
Junior gymnast
Progressed through Romanian competition.
- 1975
European champion
Won the European all-around title.
- 1976–1980
Olympic success
Won five Olympic gold medals across two Games.
Achievements
Perfect 10
Earned the first Olympic 10 on uneven bars.
All-around gold
Won the Montreal all-around title.
Two golds
Won balance beam and floor titles in Moscow.
Beyond gymnastics
United States
Defected from Romania in 1989.
Gymnastics work
Later worked with her husband Bart Conner in gymnastics education.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Nuță Lucian. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
