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Nadia Comaneci

  • Born

    Born
    Nadia Elena Comaneci was born in Romania on 12 November 1961
  • First success

    First success
    At the age of 13, Nadia Comaneci had his first major success: he won three gold and one silver medal at the European Gymnastics Championship in Skien, Norway.
  • The Olympic Games in Montreal

     The Olympic Games in Montreal
    The Olympic Games in Montreal where she revealed herself as a true gymnastics prodigy: she did a perfect ten.
  • Moscow Olympic Games

    Moscow Olympic Games
    At the Moscow Olympic Games in 1980, she won individual gold medals in-ground and balance bar exercises.
  • World University Championship

    World University Championship
    She did her last appearance in a major competition was at the World University Championship held in Bucharest in 1981
  • Member of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation

    Member of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation
    Between 1984 and 1989, Nadia Comaneci was a member of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation. She then devoted herself to training the young gymnasts of her country.
  • One of the hundred most important women of the 20th century

    One of the hundred most important women of the 20th century
    She was named one of the hundred most important women of the 20th century; since 1993 she has been a member of the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
  • Invitation at the United Nations.

    Invitation at the United Nations.
    In 1999, Nadia Comaneci was the second athlete to receive an invitation to speak at the United Nations.