Nadia Elena Comaneci
At the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, the athlete became an international sensation by scoring the very first ever perfect ten in sport's history. In addition the feat, she achieved six more perfect 10s, thereby becoming the youngest all-around Olympic gold medalist at just 14 years of age. The Romanian gymnast was able at attracting international attention to help Romania to establish itself in the global spotlight. This sporting icon stepped into limelight after she scored an impossible result, making her a celebrity and promoting gymnastics as a game all over the world. Also, it changed the way people think of female athletes. Her impact on the Olympics was so powerful that two of her routines, the toe-on move and the release movement have been named in her honor. Both have been rated as difficult to the highest level. In addition to the Olympics her performance was impressive. She also showed outstanding performance at both the World Championships and European Championships too, making her the living legend of her time and one of the best-known gymnasts the world could ever achieve. This 'Queen of the Olympics' tried her hand at modelling and marketing sports equipment after her defection into the US.





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