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Nadia Comaneci (Born In 1961) – Olympic Games

As of 2022, the 1-to-10 gymnastics score system has been replaced by a new one. But the Romanian former gymnast Nadia Comaneci will always be remembered for being the first athlete to hit a perfect 10 at the Olympic Games. She did so at the young age of fourteen, and the achievement shaped her life forever—for better and worse…

She became an overnight icon in her native country, and her popularity caused her to be persecuted by Nicolae Ceausescu’s brutal dictatorial regime. She eventually fled the country and moved to the United States, where she found the peace she was looking for. In 2001, she became an American citizen.

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