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Nadia Elena Comăneci was born on November 12, 1961, in Onești, a small town in the Carpathian Mountains, in Bacău County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] She was born to Gheorghe (1936–2012) and Ștefania Comăneci, and has a younger brother. [ 13 ]
Bela Karolyi, the legendary and controversial Romanian American gymnastics coach who helped lead Mary Lou Retton, Nadia Comaneci and Kerri Strug to Olympic gold, has died, USA Gymnastics announced.
Comaneci paid tribute to Karolyi with a post on her Instagram, showing a carousel of photos that included a black-and-white photo of her with the coach on a walk in the woods. The caption read: "A ...
Romania medaled in the team all-around in every Summer Olympics between 1976 and 2012, winning golds in 1984, 2000, and 2004. [ 2 ] Eight Romanian female gymnasts have won at least four medals at the Olympic Games: Nadia Comăneci (nine), Simona Amânar (seven), Lavinia Miloșovici (six), Daniela Silivaș (six), Gina Gogean (five), Cătălina ...
At the 1975 European Championships, Tourischeva placed fourth in the all-around behind 13-year-old Nadia Comăneci of Romania (who also won the vault, uneven bars, and balance beam apparatus finals), her own teammate Nellie Kim (who placed second and won the floor exercise final) and Annelore Zinke. This marked the first time in 5 years that ...
Nadia Comăneci Romania: Olga Korbut Soviet Union: Teodora Ungureanu Romania: Floor exercise details: Nellie Kim Soviet Union: Ludmila Tourischeva Soviet Union: Nadia Comăneci Romania: Uneven bars details: Nadia Comăneci Romania: Teodora Ungureanu Romania: Márta Egervári Hungary: Vault details: Nellie Kim Soviet Union: Ludmila Tourischeva ...
Romania at the 1976 Summer Olympics; IOC code: ROU (ROM used at these Games) NOC: Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee: Website: www.cosr.ro (in Romanian, English, and French) in Montreal; Competitors: 157 (103 men and 54 women) in 11 sports: Flag bearer : Nicolae Martinescu (wrestling) Medals Ranked 9th: Gold 4 Silver 9 Bronze 14 Total 27 ...
Going last in the uneven bars individual final, Lee delivered another brilliant performance under Olympic rings with a 14.800 score to just beat Nina Derwael of Belgium (14.766) to win a bronze medal.