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Nadia Elena Comăneci Conner [a] (née Comăneci; born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian retired gymnast. She is a five-time Olympic gold medalist, all in individual events. She is a five-time Olympic gold medalist, all in individual events.
Former gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi, best known for guiding Nadia Comaneci to the sport's first 'perfect 10', has died aged 82. USA Gymnastics said Karolyi died on Friday but did not give a cause ...
Bela Karolyi coached Nadia Comaneci to the first Olympics perfect 10 and Mary Lou Retton to all-around gold. ... saying he had died Friday. Comaneci paid tribute to Karolyi with a post on her ...
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 ...
Her husband Béla died on November 15, 2024, at the age of 82. [9] [10] Controversy ... Comaneci, Nadia. Letters To A Young Gymnast. Basic Books, New York, 2003.
Nadia is a 1984 made-for-television biopic directed by Alan Cooke [1] about Olympic gymnast Nadia Comăneci.Comăneci herself had nothing to do with the production of the film (the content of which was described to her by others).
Bela Karolyi, the legendary gymnastics coach who coached stars including Mary Lou Retton and Nadia Comaneci to victory at multiple Olympic games, has died.He was 82. USA Gymnastics confirmed in a ...
On November 27, 1989, Nadia Comăneci, the famous Romanian gymnast Conner had met at the 1976 Montreal games, defected from Romania with a group of other Romanians. In January 1990, when Conner read in the newspaper that she was scheduled to be interviewed on The Pat Sajak Show , he contacted the producer and arranged to make a guest appearance ...