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Comăneci eventually became a world champion gymnast. In 1976, at the age of 14, she became the first woman to ever score a perfect 10 at the Olympics; she ended the competition with seven 10s, three gold medals, one silver, and one bronze and became an instant celebrity in Romania and around the world. However, the pressure was too much for ...
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 ]
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...