Nadia Comaneci

  • Romania

She was the star of the 1976 Montreal Olympics, where she became the very first woman to score a perfect 10 on her way to winning three Gold medals, one Silver and one Bronze.

Nadia continued her dominance through the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, where she won two Gold and two Silver medals. In 1984, Nadia was awarded the Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee.

NADIA COMANECI, the most celebrated gymnast in the history of gymnastics, has left a competitive record that will be virtually impossible to match or surpass. She was the star of the 1976 Montreal Olympics, where she became the very first woman to score a perfect 10 on her way to winning three Gold medals, one Silver and one Bronze. She appeared on the covers of Time, Newsweek and Sports Illustrated, all in the same week. Nadia continued her dominance through the 1980 Olympics in Moscow, where she won two Gold and two Silver medals. In 1984, Nadia was awarded the Olympic Order by the International Olympic Committee.

1975 European Championships

  • Gold Medalist & European Champion:
    • All Around

1976 OLYMPIC GAMES

  • Gold Medalist & Olympic Champion:
    • All-Around
    • Beam
    • Uneven Bars - 1st Perfect 10
  • Silver Medalist:
    • Team
  • Bronze Medalist:
    • Floor Exercise

1977 European Championships

  • Gold Medalist & European Champion:
    • All Around

1979 European Championships

  • Gold Medalist & European Champion:
    • All-Around

1979 World Cup

  • Gold Medalist & World Cup Champion:
    • All-Around
    • Beam
    • Uneven Bar

1980 OLYMPIC GAMES

  • Gold Medalist & Olympic Champion:
    • Beam
    • Floor Exercise
  • Silver Medalist:
    • All Around
    • Team

1981 World University Games

  • Gold Medalist:
    • All Around
    • Vault
    • Uneven Bars
    • Beam
    • Floor Exercise
    • Team

1984 Awarded the Olympic Order

1993 Inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame

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