Famous Athletes and Their Top Sports Illustrated Shots

Nadia Comăneci, 1976

The Romanian, Nadia Elena Comăneci is a retired gymnast known for becoming the first to achieve a perfect 10.0 score at the Olympic Games in 1974 at the age of 14. She then went on to win nine gold medals and four World Artistic Gymnastic Championships during her career. 

Comăneci married fellow Olympic gold medalist Bart Connor in 1996. The two founded ‘Bart Connor Gymnastics Company’ in Oklahoma in the same year. They both work on ‘International Gymnast’ magazine and still contribute to the sports world today as analysts and commentators.

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