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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Career HighlightFirst perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics history, at the 1976 Montreal Olympics; five Olympic gold medals across the 1976 and 1980 Games. 1 Medals or Titles Band Classification
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Romanian gymnast, the first in Olympic history to be awarded a perfect score of 10.
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View the Source 2. Nadia Comăneci (Wikipedia)
- Category: 20th-century Romanian sportswomen
- Infobox medal table lists 33 gold, silver or bronze medal rows
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During her career, Comăneci won nine Olympic medals and four World Artistic Gymnastics Championship medals.
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