Nadia Comaneci, First Woman Gymnast To Score Perfect 10 Nadia Comaneci in 1976 Nadia Comaneci is now 50 years old but people still recount her soaring performance on uneven bars 36 years ago, scoring the first perfect 10 in the history of Olympic gymnastics. The then ponytailed 14-year-old's routine was so exceptionally good, and so unexpected, that a scoreboard had yet to be devised that could record such perfection. So officials flashed up "1.00 ... Nadia Comaneci yearns for return of perfect 10 LONDON (AP) -- Nadia Comaneci is hoping gymnastics reverts to the old style of scoring and again give competitors a chance at the "perfect 10" that she made famous. Nadia Comaneci says bring back the perfect 10 Nadia Comaneci scored the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics as a pony-tailed 14-year-old in 1976. She wants the 10 to return. Olympics gymnastics: 5 athletes to watch Some of the best Olympic drama can be found on the high beams or mats. This is the stage where Kerri Strug and Nadia Comaneci became global stars. Any slight wobble or misstep can undo a performance, making gymnastics competitions far from predictable. Butt here are five gymnasts who should find themselves in the medals hunt in London. Nadia Comaneci: From a perfect 10 in Montreal to a busy broadcaster in London She was 14 years old and stunned the world with never-before-seen artistry. Gymnast Nadia Comaneci first broke onto the world stage at the 1976 Montreal Games and parlayed her Olympics glory into a brilliant career. And yet, she never thought her performances were perfect Comaneci rues the demise of perfect 10 LONDON (Reuters) - Wearing seven-inch black stilettos, skinny jeans and a black figure-hugging T-shirt declaring "I'm Gold", Nadia Comaneci was still turning heads in London 36 years after producing the defining image of Olympic gymnastics. Yet the Romanian's fashion designer had missed a trick. "(It says) I'm gold... but it should have had 'I'm perfect' on the back," she said dissolving into ... Olympian Nadia Comaneci: From a perfect 10 in Montreal to a busy broadcaster in London She was 14 years old and stunned the world with never-before-seen artistry. Gymnast Nadia Comaneci first broke onto the world stage at the 1976 Montreal Games and parlayed her Olympics glory into a brilliant career. And yet, she never thought her performances were perfect Comaneci raises roof as flame starts London tour Olympics legend Nadia Comaneci held the 2012 torch aloft over London on Saturday as the flame began a seven-day tour of London that will culminate at the Games opening ceremony. Gymnastics: Perfect score for Nadia Comaneci SUNDAY July 18, 1976 was the day Nadia Comaneci beat not only all of her opponents, but also the scoreboard. Photos: On this day, gymnast Nadia Comaneci gets the first perfect 10 at the 1976 Summer Olympics Nadia Comaneci became the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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