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The Legendary Gymnast Nadia Comaneci

Prabhakar Pillai
Nadia Comaneci is perhaps the best known gymnast in the world. Take this quiz to know more about this gymnast.
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Cool Fact
Nadia was born in Onesti, Romania. During the Communist era Onesti was called Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej. Following the Romanian revolution, Onesti reverted to its original name.
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Fun Fact
Nadia was born on November 12, 1961, to Stefania-Alexandrina and Gheorghe. She was named after a heroine Nadejda from a Russian film her parents had seen before her birth.
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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Trivia
The much covered wedding took place in Bucharest. The celebrated couple have a son - Dylan born in 2006.
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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Interesting Fact
In 1970, her coach gifted her an Eskimo doll for bringing her good fortune. As per the gymnast, the doll is in her brother's house in Romania.
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Did You Know?
Nadia was the first person to bag a perfect 10 in any gymnastic event. The scoreboard then was not programmed to display a 10 score. Instead it displayed a 1.0 score.
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Interesting Tidbit
One of Bela's earliest protege was Nadia. He played a major role in her career and success. Bela is a Romanian-American, who was born in Hungary.
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Quick Bite
Nadia quit the sport at the relatively young age of 21.
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Amazing Fact
The legend first achieved the score in the uneven bars followed by other events.
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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Important Fact
A few weeks before Romanian Revolution, the sports icon defected making her way through Hungary and Austria before boarding a plane to US.
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For Your Knowledge
Nadia had a pretty good collection of  200 dolls back in 1976.
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Interesting Fact
In 1976 Montreal Olympic Games she bagged gold medals in all around, uneven bars and balance beam. At the 1980 Moscow Olympics, she won gold medals in balance beam and floor.
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Cool Fact
Nadia holds a degree in Sports Education from Politehnica University of Bucharest that makes her eligible to be a gymnastics coach.
Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017
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Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017