About Nadia
Nadia Elena Comăneci (born November 12, 1961) is a retired Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist in individual events. She made history at the 1976 Montreal Olympics by becoming the first gymnast ever awarded a perfect score of 10.0, which appeared as "1.00" on scoreboards unprepared for such scores. At the same Games she earned six additional perfect 10s and won three gold medals. She won further gold medals at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and achieved nine Olympic medals overall.
Photo: Unknown (Comitetul Olimpic si Sportiv Roman) / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
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- First gymnast to score a perfect 10.0 at Olympic Games (1976 Montreal)
- Five-time Olympic gold medalist
- Nine Olympic medals total
- Women's artistic gymnastics
- Four World Artistic Gymnastics Championship medals
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