Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist (born 1961)

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Broke gymnastics scoring at 14 when she nailed the first perfect 10.0 at the 1976 Olympics. Five gold medals and nine Olympic medals total made Comăneci the blueprint for elite gymnastics dominance.

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Nadia Elena Comăneci Conner is a retired Romanian gymnast. She is a five-time Olympic gold medalist, all in individual events. In 1976, at age 14, Comăneci was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10.0 at the Olympic Games. At the same Games, she earned six more perfect 10s for events en route to winning three gold medals. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Comăneci won two more gold medals and achieved two more perfect 10s. During her career, Comăneci won nine Olympic medals and four World Artistic Gymnastics Championship medals.

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