Olympic history 50 stunning Olympic moments No5: Nadia Comaneci scores a perfect 10 The 14-year-old Romanian became a global star at Montreal in 1976, achieving perfection and crowning a … It was during this event that she met American gymnast Bart Conner.

Nadia Elena Comăneci (UK: / ˌ k ɒ m ə ˈ n ɛ tʃ (i)/, US: / ˌ k oʊ m ɑː ˈ n iː tʃ,-ˈ n eɪ tʃ /; Romanian: [ˈ n a d i. a k o m ə ˈ n e tʃʲ] (); born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian retired gymnast and a five-time Olympic gold medalist, all in individual events.In 1976 at the age of 14, Comăneci was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10.0 at the Olympic Games. Comaneci was also the first Romanian gymnast to win the all-around title at … 3:12. ... Nadia Comaneci - First Perfect 10 | Montreal 1976 Olympics - Duration: 3:12. Nadia was 14 and Bart was 18.

She won the all-around in that competition. She was superbly cast for the moment, bursting upon the world with the first perfect Olympic gymnastic score, a 10.0, on the first day of competition, thereby dramatically ridding Montreal of much of the rancor and turmoil of international politics. Olympic 12,240,902 views. COMANECI N. 1979 VAULT - Duration: 2:06. She did it at the 1976 Games and then went on to score six more 10.0s and win three gold medals. Little did they know that their paths would cross again in the future. Nadia Comaneci’s and Nellie Kim's perfect scores of 10 at the 1976 Montreal Games, at the age of 14, heralded an era of younger champions, trained specifically in gymnastics from childhood, although gymnasts must now be 16 to compete in the Olympic Games. Comaneci was the first gymnast to score a perfect 10.0 in the Olympics. During this competition, she received a perfect 10 on vault in both the preliminary and final rounds. They met very briefly and posed for a few photographs together.