Nadia Elena Comaneci

She became a global celebrity when she scored the world's first perfect 10 on an asymmetrical bar during the Montreal Olympic Games. In 1976, Nadia Comaneci went on to score six more perfect 10s. She also became one of the youngest Olympic gold medallist. In addition to attracting media attention, but also contributed to Romania become a household name. Through achieving a feat that was unattainable heroism in sport, the athlete brought gymnastics to the forefront of the world's attention. It changed how people viewed female gymnasts. Her contribution to the Olympics was so powerful it is that 2 of her gymnastics moves which are the toe-on motion and the release motion have been named in her honor. Both are classified as high-level difficulty. Besides Olympics her performance was impressive. She also showed outstanding skills at World Championships and European Championships and was subsequently a living legend and one of the best-known gymnasts anyone could be privileged to. In the years following her return to the US and the United States, the "Queen of Olympics was a model as well as promoting sports equipment.