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Nadia Comaneci

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Gymnastics and Strength Sports

Romanian gymnast, the first in Olympic history to be awarded a perfect score of 10.0, at the 1976 Montreal Olympics at age 14; won nine Olympic medals, five of them gold, across the 1976 and 1980 Games.

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Birth Year
1961 1
Nationality
Romania 1
Career Highlight
First perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics history, at the 1976 Montreal Olympics; five Olympic gold medals across the 1976 and 1980 Games. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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Source Encyclopaedia Britannica

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Gymnastics, Sports
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
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1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
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    Romanian gymnast, the first in Olympic history to be awarded a perfect score of 10.
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