Gymnastics Achievements
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1969 Thirteenth place Romanian National Junior Championships
1970-71 First place Romanian National Junior Championship 1971 First place all-around, vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise, Cup of the Romanian Gymnastic Federation 1972 First place team and all-around, Romanian National Junior Championship 1972 First place team, Cup of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation 1973 First place all-around, vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise, International Championships of Romania 1973 First place team and all-around, Romanian Senior Championships 1974 First place team and all-around, Romania-Poland-USA Junior TriMeet 1975 First place all-around, vault, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise, European Championships 1975 First place team, all-around, vault, uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise, Romanian Championships 1976 First place all-around, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise, second place team, Olympic Games 1976 Named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year 1977 First place all-around and uneven bars, European Championships 1977 First place team and all-around, Balkan Championships 1977 First place all-around, International Championship of Romania 1977 First place all-around, Orleans International 1978 First place bars, second place vault and team, World Championships 1979 First place all-around, vault, and floor exercise, third place balance beam, European Championships 1979 First place all-around, International Championship of Romania 1979 First place team, World Championships 1979 First place vault and floor exercise, second place balance beam, World Cup 1979 First place team, all-around, vault, and uneven bars, second place floor exercise, Balkan Championships 1980 First place uneven bars, International Championship of Romania 1980 First place bars and floor exercise, second place team and all-around, Olympic Games 1981 First place team, all-around, vault, uneven bars, and balance beam, University Games 1984 Received Olympic Order Award 1991 Inducted into Sudafed International Women's Sports Hall of Fame 1993 Inducted into International Gymnastics Hall of Fame 1996 Named Honorary President of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation 1996 Honored in Atlanta's Opening Ceremonies as an Unforgettable Olympian 1998 Received Flo Hyman Award celebrating National Girls and Women in Sport Day 2001 Named Sportswoman of the Century, World Sports Awards 2008 World Record Academy honored her for most 10 scores in the Olympics Information From http://sports.jrank.org/pages/945/Comaneci-Nadia-Awards-Accomplishments.html |
Nadia Comaneci was the youngest Olympic all-around champion and the first Romanian to win the all-around in the Olympics.
Nadia has two gymnastics moves named after her, the "Comaneci Salto" and the "Comaneci Dismount". These skills are still being performed by gymnasts today.
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Comaneci Salto
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