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Nadia Comăneci

Full name: Nadia Elena Comăneci (-Conner)
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4" (162 cm)
Weight: 99 lbs (45 kg)
Born: November 12, 1961 in Oneşti, Bacău, Romania
Country: ROU Romania
Sport: Gymnastics

Related Olympians: Wife of Bart Conner.

Medals: 5 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze (9 Total)

Biography

Romania’s Nadia Comăneci was the star of the Montréal Olympics in 1976 when she became the first gymnast in Olympic history to be awarded the perfect score of 10.0. ABC Television set her performance to music, using a theme from a popular American soap opera, and having the song eventually renamed “Nadia’s Theme.” Comăneci first achieved her perfect 10 on the uneven parallel bars in 1976 and the judges awarded her the maximum mark seven times during the Games. Comăneci first come to prominence at the 1975 European Championships, at which she won four gold medals. In the 1976 and 1980 Games she won a total of nine Olympic medals. At Moscow in 1980, she finished only second in the individual all-around, in a very controversial decision that was protested by the Romanian coaches. Following the 1980 Games, natural physical development began to inhibit her performance and after a victory at the 1981 World Student Games she retired. Strangely, Comăneci won only one individual World Championship title, that on the balance beam in 1978. In 1989, she defected from Romania and settled in North America. She later married American Olympic gymnastic medalist Bart Conner and become an American citizen.

Results

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Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Women's Floor Exercise Romania ROU 3 Bronze
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Women's Horse Vault Romania ROU 4
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Women's Uneven Bars Romania ROU 1 Gold
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Women's Balance Beam Romania ROU 1 Gold
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Women's Individual All-Around Romania ROU 1 Gold
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Women's Team All-Around Romania ROU 2 Silver
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Women's Floor Exercise Romania ROU 1T Gold
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Women's Horse Vault Romania ROU 5
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Women's Uneven Bars Romania ROU 20T QR
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Women's Balance Beam Romania ROU 1 Gold
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Women's Individual All-Around Romania ROU 2T Silver
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Women's Team All-Around Romania ROU 2 Silver

Women's Floor Exercise

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Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank P QP FP
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania Final Standings 3 19.750
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania Final 3 19.750 9.800 9.95
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Romania Final Standings 1T 19.875
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Romania Final 1T 19.875 9.925 9.95

Women's Horse Vault

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Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank P QP FP
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania Final Standings 4 19.625
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania Final 4 19.625 9.775 9.85
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Romania Final Standings 5 19.350
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Romania Final 5 19.350 9.925 9.425

Women's Uneven Bars

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Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank P QP FP
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania Final Standings 1 20.000
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania Final 1 20.000 10.000 10.00
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Romania Final Standings 20T QR

Women's Balance Beam

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Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank P QP FP
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania Final Standings 1 19.950
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania Final 1 19.950 9.950 10.00
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Romania Final Standings 1 19.800
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Romania Final 1 19.800 9.950 9.85

Women's Individual All-Around

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Games Age City Sport Country Phase Unit Rank P CEP OEP QP FP
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania Final Standings 1 79.275
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania Final 1 79.275 39.75 39.525
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania Final Floor Exercise 2T 9.90
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania Final Horse Vault 5 9.85
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania Final Uneven Bars 1 10.00
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania Final Balance Beam 1 10.00
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania Qualifying 1 QU 79.05 39.35 39.70
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania Qualifying Floor Exercise 3T QU 19.60 9.75 9.85
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania Qualifying Horse Vault 3T QU 19.55 9.70 9.85
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania Qualifying Uneven Bars 1 QU 20.00 10.00 10.00
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania Qualifying Balance Beam 1 QU 19.90 9.90 10.00
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Romania Final Standings 2T 79.075
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Romania Final 2T 79.075 39.525 39.55
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Romania Final Floor Exercise 1T 9.95
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Romania Final Horse Vault 5T 9.75
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Romania Final Uneven Bars 1 10.00
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Romania Final Balance Beam 4T 9.85
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Romania Qualifying 4 QU 79.05 39.85 39.20
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Romania Qualifying Floor Exercise 1T QU 19.85 9.95 9.90
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Romania Qualifying Horse Vault 1T QU 19.85 9.95 9.90
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Romania Qualifying Uneven Bars 20T 19.45 9.95 9.50
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Romania Qualifying Balance Beam 1 QU 19.90 10.00 9.90

Women's Team All-Around

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Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank
1976 Summer 14 Montréal Gymnastics Romania ROU Final Standings 2
1980 Summer 18 Moskva Gymnastics Romania ROU Final Standings 2