Share your perspective on this article with a post on ScrollStack, and send it to your followers. Contribute Now. File image of Nadia Comaneci AFP In this series ahead of Tokyo , we will take a look at athletes who have been an integral part of the Olympic Games folklore over the past century and more.
Swimmer Michael Phelps has set the record for winning the most medals, 28, of any Olympic athlete in history. In , Wilma Rudolph became the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field at a single Olympics.
American swimmer Gertrude Ederle achieved fame when she competed in the Olympics and became the first woman to swim across the English Channel in Nadia Comaneci is a Romanian gymnast who became the first woman to score a perfect 10 in an Olympic gymnastics event in , at age Olivia Rodrigo —. Megan Thee Stallion —. Bowen Yang —. See More. When she turned 12, she went to live and train at a state-run gymnastics training school.
She trained with Karolyi eight hours a day, six days a week. Comaneci continued to get better and she started to win her competitions regularly. At the time, her role model was the dominant woman in gymnastics, Soviet star Olga Korbut. She continued to win competitions and in January of , became eligible for senior level international competitions. She entered the European championships in May of that year and won four gold medals and one silver medal.
The summer Olympic games were approaching, and Comaneci wanted to be ready. In the competition, one male and one female gymnast represent each country in the meet. She won the competition. Standing next to her on the winners' stand after they both won silver cups was an year-old American, Bart Conner, who was also heading for the Olympics.
A photographer, thinking the blond, handsome American and the tiny dark-haired wisp of a girl would make a nice picture, asked Conner to kiss her. He obliged with a peck on the cheek.
Although Conner, now her husband, says he remembers the moment, Comaneci says never thought much about it. Comaneci arrived at the Olympic Games, in Montreal, with her reputation firmly established. On the first night of the competition, July 18, she became the first person in Olympic history to earn a perfect score a The following night she continued her streak, earning perfect scores for her performances on the uneven bars and balance beam.
A few nights later, she again received perfect scores for her balance beam and uneven bar performances. In all, Comaneci earned seven perfect scores and won gold medals for the all-around competition, the balance beam, and the uneven bars. The Romanians also won the silver medal in the team competition. Comaneci became the darling of the gymnastics world and was on the cover of several magazines. After the Olympic competition, the Comaneci family got a one month vacation and a new car from the Romanian government.
The times after the Olympic Games were tough for Comaneci. The former gymnast has accomplished what no one had ever done before in professional gymnastics. At the early age of 14, Comaneci was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of Nadia Comaneci is a former gymnast. Likewise, she recorded the perfect This article will explore everything that you need to know about Nadia Comaneci. Read on to learn more about her. Interestingly, Nadia was named after a heroine Nadejda from a Russian film that her parents had seen before her birth.
Sadly, her parents separated in the s, and her father later moved to Bucharest, the capital. Nadia was very energetic and active as a child, who loved to explore new things. As for her education, Nadia attended the University of Politehnica of Bucharest. The former gymnast was born in , which makes her 59 years old as of writing. Also, her birthday falls on the 12th of November. And her sun sign is Scorpio. And from what we know, the people of this sign are ambitious, talented, and brave. Nadia Comaneci and her gorgeous body line.
Likewise, Nadia stands at the height of 5 feet 4 inches 1. Further, Comaneci has a slim well-endowed body measuring inches of the breast, inches of the waist, and inches of hips. Also, her shoe size is 6. Other than this, Nadia has short blonde hair and stunning black eyes that look beautiful with her fair complexion wide broad smile. A person is what he or she eats every day.
With Nadia Comaneci, she has fluid control over her eating habits. At first, Nadia indulges in freshly-squeezed orange juice to start her day. While a boiled egg is an occasional thing. For lunch, she eats the wraps from the leftovers of the previous dinner which is a combination of salmon, hummus, and cheese. In the end, Nadia munches fish with hummus and salads for her dinner.
Talking about fish, Nadia stated that she is allergic to tuna. As for french fries, she left it decades ago.
Among all her dishes, Nadia opened up that her favorite dish is an eggplant dip with a Romanian recipe. Alongside healthy eating is her active routine with series of exercises. Every day, her morning starts with short, quick workouts which last for thirty minutes. Well, that workout especially includes cardio. Initially, professional gymnastic coach Bela Karolyi and his wife went from school to school looking for young girls to invite to their gymnastics academy. Seeing her skills, Bela immediately invited Nadia to his gym.
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