Nadia Comaneci

Nadia had the ideal foot size for a gymnast. Her foot size when she competed was seven.

Nadia defected from Romania in 1989.

In 1976, she was awarded the Hero of Socialist Labor award which was the highest honor in Romania. She was also the youngest woman ever to receive it.

Her husband Bart Conner is also a gymnast.

She became a U.S. citizen in 2001.

She was discovered by Bela Karoly when she was six years old.

Nadia is Romanian.

She is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Special Olympics International and is Vice President of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Was the only person to appear on the magazine covers of Time, Newsweek and Sports Illustrated all in the same week.

She collects dolls and has over 200 of them.

She published an autobiography in 1981 called Nadia. In December 2003, Nadia wrote the book Letters to a Young Gymnast.

She is represented by President, Paul Ziert and Associates. Her manager's name is Paul Ziert.

Her parents' names are Gheorghe and Stefania-Alexandrina Comaneci.

Nadia has won a total of nine Olympic medals.

She fluently speaks French and English.

Nadia retired from gymnastics in 1984.

Nadia has done print ads for Danskin activewear (1995) and SWATCH's Olympic Legends commemorative watches. (1996)

She gave birth to a son on June 3, 2006 in Oklahoma City. His name is Dylan Paul.

She currently resides in Norman, Oklahoma.

Nadia was the first person in the Olympic History to score a perfect 10. Nadia went on to score 7 more perfect 10's. She received this score on the un-even bars at the Montreal Olympics in 1976.

She was named after Nadezhda, which means hope, a heroine of a Russian film.

Nadia has a younger brother named Adrian.

Nadia's parents got divorced in 1978.

In 1976, she became the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year.

She is 5'4" tall.

Medal record:
Gold 1976 Montreal - All-around
Gold 1976 Montreal - Uneven bars
Gold 1976 Montreal - Balance beam
Gold 1980 Moscow - Balance beam
Gold 1980 Moscow - Floor exercise
Silver 1976 Montreal - Team competition
Silver 1980 Moscow - Team competition
Silver 1980 Moscow - All-around
Bronze 1976 Montreal - Floor exercise

Nadia married Bart Conner in Spring of 1996. The ceremony was held in her hometown in Romanian at an Eastern Orthodox church. They also have one child together.