The legend of Romanian gymnastics, Nadia Comaneci, multiple European and world Olympic champion entered in the world records list put up by the US World Records Academy, the academy announced on Wednesday.
The Academy registered the performance Nadia obtained at the Montreal Olympic Game in 1976, informs the institution’s website Thursday.
Comaneci scored 10 at all the marks given in the edition of the Olympic Games, which automatically brought her the absolute Olympic champion title at the Montreal Summer edition.
Aged 14, Nadia was called “Montreal’s fairy” after winning three gold medals.
The decision marked 31 years since the first 10 in the history of gymnastics. Since 1976, no other gymnast obtained the same score at any edition.
Nadia Comaneci is currently living in the United States, married with a former American Olympic champion, Bart Conner with whom she has a child.
HotNews.ro, Jul 19, 2007
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