Nadia Elena Comaneci

At the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games was the moment she made history as the first athlete to achieve a perfect 10, in asymmetric bars. To top it off her score, she added six more perfect tens. She also became the youngest Olympic gold medallist. In addition to helping Nadia Comaneci attract attention from everywhere and help Romania to establish itself on the global map. By achieving a feat that was unattainable her sporting legend became an iconic image and helped promote gymnastics throughout the world. It also changed people's perception of female gymnasts. The impact of her performance in the Olympics was so profound that her toe move (release) as well as her toe step are both named after her in the event uneven bars. Apart from the Olympics the performance of her was impressive at each of the World Championships (World Championships) and European Championships. Thus, becoming one of world's most popular and well-known gymnasts. Following her move to the US the 'Queen of Olympics was a model as well as promoting the use of sports equipment. Nadia Nadia Nadia Nadia 2 Nadia

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