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Nadia and Carol

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Nadia Comaneci is a Romanian gymnast (born 12 November 1961 in Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej (now Onestiin Gheorghe Gheorghiu dej, now Onesti Romania). She was the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 during an Olympic event. Bela Karolyi later Romanian Gymnastics Coach, met Comaneci at just the age of six. Comaneci competed for the first time in the 1969 national junior championships, placing 13th. The following year she became champion. When she competed in her first international contest in 1972, a pre-Olympic junior meet for the communist-bloc countries she took home three golds while in 1973 and 1974 she won the all-around junior championship. She topped Russian Lyudmila Torishcheva, the five-time European Champion at her first international senior championship in 1975. She received four golds, and a silver. She was the winner of the American Cup in New York City in 1976 and became the first woman in history to complete the backward double salto in dismounting from the bar that is uneve...

Nadia and Carol

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Nadia Comaneci is a Romanian gymnast (born 12 November 1961 in Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej [now Onestiin Gheorghe Gheorghiu dej, now Onesti Romania). She was first to achieve a perfect 10 during an Olympic occasion. Bela Karalyi came across Comaneci in the age group of six. Later, she would become the coach for Romania's gymnastics. She began competing in the national junior championships 1969 where she placed 13th. She won the competition in 1970. She took home three golds at her debut competition which was a junior Olympic meet in 1972. It was for communist-controlled countries. In 1973 and 1974, she became the junior all-around champion. At her first competition as a senior in 1975 she bested the Russian Lyudmila Turishcheva. She was the five-time European champion, winning 4 gold medals as well as one silver. In 1976, she became the first female performer to make the reverse double salo of the bar with a parallel unevenness as part of her demount. She was the winner in the America...

Nadia and Carol

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Nadia Comaneci, (born November 12th, 1961 Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej, (currently Onesti] Romania) Romanian gymnast who was the first gymnast in history to receive a score of a perfect of 10 in an Olympic event. Comaneci was first discovered by Bela Karolyi and later became the Romanian gymnastics instructor when she was six years old. She competed for the very first time in the 1969 national junior championships, placing 13th. After that she became champion. At her first international event in 1972, which was a pre Olympic junior competition for communist-bloc nations she won three gold medals while in 1973 and 1974 she was the junior all-around champion. In her first international competition as a senior in 1975 she beat the Russian Lyudmila Turishcheva the five-time European champion winning four gold medals and one silver. In 1976, she was the first female to complete a reverse double salo on the uneven parallel bar, as part of her demount. The American Cup was hers. at the American C...

Nadia and Carol

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Nadia Comaneci (Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej, now Onesti) Romanian Gymnast born 12 November 1961. She was the first Romanian to score a of 10 at the Olympic competition. Bela Karalyi discovered Comaneci when she was six. Later, she would become Romania's gymnastics coach. In 1969 she was a participant in the Romanian Junior Championships and placed 13th. In 1970, she won the title. Three gold medals were awarded in her debut competition, a junior pre-Olympic meet in 1972, which was a communist-controlled countries. In 1973 as well as 1974, she became the junior all-around champion. In addition, she won four gold and one silver in her debut competition as a senior that took place in 1975. This was the first time she participated as an adult. In 1976, she took home the American Cup at the New York City Olympic Games and became the first woman in the history of sport to take off the parallel bars using double backwards salto. Carol Wayne.........................Carol Wayne was an American...

Nadia and Carol

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Nadia Comaneci (Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej Now Onesti) Romanian Gymnast born 12 November 1961. She was the first Romanian to score a of 10 in the Olympic contest. Bela Karalyi discovered Comaneci at the age of six. Later, she would become the coach for Romania's gymnastics. In 1969, she participated at the Romanian Junior Olympics and placed 13th. She won in 1970. In 1972, in the communist nations' meet for junior athletes prior to the Olympics, she was awarded 3 gold and silver medals. Then in 1973 and '74 she was the overall junior champion. She took home four gold medals and one silver awards in her first international competition for seniors which took place in the year 1975. This was the first time that she competed as a senior. She took home the American Cup in New York City in 1976. She was the first woman in history to complete backward double salto as dismounting from the unbalanced parallel bars. Carol Wayne.........................Carol Wayne was an American film a...

Nadia and Carol

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Nadia Comaneci, (born November 12 1961 Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej [now OnestiGheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej [now Onesti Romania) Romanian gymnast who was the first gymnast to be given a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic competition. Bela Karolyi later Romanian Gymnastics Coach, met Comaneci as she was only 6 years old. Her first competition was at the national junior championships in 1969 placing 13th and she was the winner in 1970. She won three golds in her debut competition which was a junior Olympic meet in 1972. It was for communist-controlled countries. In 1973 as well as 1974, she became the all-around junior champion. In her first international competition with a senior team in 1975 she beat the Russian Lyudmila Turishcheva who was a five-time European champion, winning 4 gold and one silver medals. In 1976, she was the winner of the American Cup at the New York City Olympic Games and was the first female in the history of sport to take off the parallel bars with the double backward salt...

Nadia and Carol

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Nadia Comaneci is a Romanian gymnast (born 12 November 1961 in Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej [now OnestiGheorghe Gheorghiu Dej [now Onesti] Romania). She was the first person to reach a flawless 10 on an Olympic event. Bela Karolyi was later Romanian gymnastics coach, discovered Comaneci when she was just seven years old. Comaneci competed for the first time in the 1969 national junior championships, placing 13th. The following year she won the title of champion. In 1972, at a meet of communist countries juniors prior to the Olympic Games, she won 3 gold and silver medals. Then in 1973 and 1974 she was named the champion of all juniors. She won against Russian Lyudmila Torishcheva, the five-time European Champion in her first senior international event in 1975. In the event, she took home four golds as well as a silver. In 1976, she was the winner of the American Cup at the New York City Olympic Games. She also became the first woman in the history of sport to take off the parallel bars by...

Nadia and Carol

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Nadia Comaneci (Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej Now Onesti) Romanian Gymnast born 12 November 1961. She was the first Romanian to receive a score of 10 during an Olympic event. Comaneci was discovered by Bela Karolyi, later to be the Romanian gymnastics instructor when she was six years old. Comaneci competed for the first time at the National junior championships. She finished 13th. In the following year, she was crowned champion. In 1972, during a meet of communist countries juniors in the lead-up to the Olympics she was awarded three gold awards. In 1973 and 1974 she was named the all-around junior champ. In addition, she won four gold and one silver in her debut competition as a senior and was held in the year 1975. This was her first time she participated as an adult. She was also the first female to complete the reverse double salo of the parallel bar that was uneven as part of her demount. She was the winner from the American Cup, held in New York City. Carol Wayne.......................

Nadia and Carol

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Nadia Comaneci (Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej currently Onesti) Romanian Gymnast born November 12, 1961. She was the first Romanian who scored a total of 10 at the Olympic competition. Bela Karolyi was later Romanian Gymnastics Coach, met Comaneci as she was only seven years old. She began competing in the national junior championships of 1969, finishing 13th. She did well in the 1970 competition. In 1972, in an international meet of communist country juniors before the Olympics, she won three gold awards. And in 1973, and 1974 she became the junior champion in all aspects. Her first competitive event as a senior athlete in the year 1975, she beat out Russian Lyudmila Turishcheva who was a five-time European champion, winning four gold and one silver medals. In 1976, she won the American Cup at the New York City Olympic Games. She was the first female to ever dismount parallel bars using double backwards salto. Carol Wayne.........................Carol Wayne was an American film and TV act...

Nadia and Carol

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Nadia Comaneci (Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej and is now Onesti) Romanian Gymnast born November 12, 1961. She was the first Romanian to be awarded a score of 10 in the Olympic contest. Bela Karolyi, who later became a Romanian Gymnastics Coach, came across Comaneci in the age of the age of six. Comaneci was the first to compete for time at the national junior championships, placing 13th. Following that, she became champion. In 1972, in an event for communist-controlled countries' juniors before the Olympics, she won three gold awards. Then in 1973 and 1974, she won the champion of all juniors. In addition, she won four gold and one silver in the first competition of her senior level and was held in the year 1975. It was the first time that she competed as a senior. In 1976 she became the first female to complete reverse double salos using the uneven parallel bar, as part of her demount. She won the title from the American Cup, held in New York City. Carol Wayne............................