Nadia Elena Comaneci
It was at the Montreal Olympic Games 1976 that she scored one of the greatest moments in sports history - the score of the very first perfect 10 on the asymmetrical bars. To add to that, she went to score six more perfect 10s, which made her the youngest Olympic gold medalist aged just 14 years old. age. The Romanian gymnast did not only attract attention from everywhere and help Romania find itself a place on the global map. Through achieving a feat which was impossible to achieve, this sporting icon brought gymnastics to the forefront of global interest. It changed how people viewed female athletes. Her impact on the Olympics was so powerful that her two moves such as the toe-on movement as well as the release move were named in her honor. Both are rated as being high-level difficult. Alongside the Olympics her performance also included outstanding performance in every single event, including her World Championships & European Championships. This is how she became an iconic gymnast as well as one of the most well-known athletes the world has ever seen. Following her move to the US, this 'Queen Of Olympics was a model and sports equipment promotion.





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