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Nadia Elena Comăneci - born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian gymnast. An
Olympic gold medalist, Comăneci is the first athlete in the history of the sport to
be awarded a perfect score of 10.0 at an Olympic Games (1976, Montreal). In all,
she received six more perfect 10s in Montreal, as well as three gold medals. Four
years later, she won two gold medals at the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. She won
nine Olympic medals and four World Championship medals during her career.
Comăneci is one of the world's best-known gymnasts and is credited with
popularizing the sport around the globe. In 2000, she was named as one of the
Athletes of the 20th Century by the Laureus World Sports Academy. She has lived
in the United States since 1989 and is married to American Olympic gold medalist
Bart Conner.
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