Nadia Elena Comaneci

At the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, the athlete became an international sensation by scoring the very first perfect ten on asymmetrical bars. Then, in 1976, Nadia Comaneci would go on to record six more perfect 10s and became the most youthful Olympic gold medallist. The accomplishment of Nadia Comaneci was not only to attract attention from all over the world, she also placed Romania in the spotlight. A sports legend came into the spotlight after achieving a record-breaking result, in creating legends and increasing the popularity of gymnastics as a game across all over the world. The sport also altered the perception about female athletes. The impact she had on the Olympics was so great the two movements, the toe-on move and release, are designated in her honour. Both have been rated as high-level difficulty. Apart from the Olympics the gymnast showed a remarkable performance at the World Championships and European Championships and was subsequently a living legend and one of the top gymnasts that the world can ever be privileged to. In the years following her return to the US, this 'Queen Of Olympics' took up modeling and sports equipment promotion.