Nadia Comaneci Biography - Discovered By Famous Coach, Earned A Perfect Ten At The Olympics, Chronology, Awards And Accomplishments - CONTACT INFORMATION, SELECTED WRITINGS BY COMANECI:

1961- Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci made her mark on the gymnastics scene and on the world with her breathtaking performances at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada. At the age of 14 Comaneci became the first gymnast to earn a perfect ten score in Olympic competition. In two Olympic appearances Comaneci earned five gold, three silver, and one bronze medal. After she retired from the sport…

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Bart Conner Biography - A Champion Is Nurtured, Olympic Years, Mr. Nadia Comaneci, Chronology, Awards And Accomplishments - CONTACT INFORMATION, SELECTED WRITINGS BY CONNER:

Dominique Dawes Biography - Determination, Awesome Dawesome Struts Her Stuff, The Magnificent Seven, Retiring To College, Chronology - CONTACT INFORMATION

Bela Karolyi Biography - Early Life In Romania, Recognition In Competition, Chronology, Awards And Accomplishments, Olympians, Dissatisfaction - SELECTED WRITINGS BY KAROLYI:

1942- Romanian gymnastics coach Visionary Romanian-born coach, Bela Karolyi, revitalized the field of elite women's gymnastics competition during the 1970s and 1980s. The sport, which was traditionally dominated by women in their late twenties, became a bastion of underage ingenues under Karolyi's watchful eye. By introducing very young girls to the sport and providing them with inte…

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Olga Korbut Biography - Talent Shows Early, Raising The Bar In Gymnastics, A Worldwide Favorite, Athlete Turns Activist - CONTACT INFORMATION

Larisa Latynina Biography - An Orphan Seeking Beauty, Becomes A Gymnastics Superstar, 1964 Olympics, Chronology, Awards And Accomplishments - SELECTED WRITINGS BY LATYNINA:

Shannon Miller Biography - An Energetic Child, Chronology, Competitive Spirit, Awards And Accomplishments, Where Is She Now? - CONTACT INFORMATION, SELECTED WRITINGS BY MILLER:

1977- American gymnast Shannon Miller is the most decorated American gymnast. Over the course of her thirteen-year career as a Shannon Miller gymnast, Miller won fifty-nine international medals and forty-nine national medals. Over half of these medals were gold. She competed in two Olympics, in 1992 and 1996, and won a total of seven Olympic medals—two gold, two silver, and three bro…

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Lilia Podkopayeva Biography - Chronology, Awards And Accomplishments - CONTACT INFORMATION

1978- Ukrainian gymnast As an Olympic champion, Lilia "Lily Pod" Podkopayeva affirmed her status as the premiere women's gymnast with gold medal wins in the European Championships, Worlds, and the Olympics. At age seventeen and holding the top titles at every level of competition, Podkopayeva was the first athlete ever to win multiple medals while representing the Ukraine. Kno…

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Mary Lou Retton Biography - Inspired By Nadia, Karolyi The Bear, Olympic Visions, Chronology, Mary Lou Retton, Dreams Do Come True - CONTACT INFORMATION, SELECTED WRITINGS BY RETTON:

1968- American gymnast Mary Lou Retton burst onto the gymnastic front with all the vivaciousness she could muster, and in doing so, took the world by storm. She changed the way people thought of a gymnast, not having the typical physique for the sport. Retton was very muscular, a change from the petit, smaller gymnasts fans were used to seeing catapulting off the balance beam and swinging around t…

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Cathy Rigby Biography - Talented, But Torn, Off To The Olympics, Hiding A Painful Secret, Flying High As Peter Pan - CONTACT INFORMATION

Kerri Strug Biography - A Lifelong Passion, Triumph And Heartbreak, Chronology, The Historic Vault, Awards And Accomplishments - CONTACT INFORMATION, SELECTED WRITINGS BY STRUG:

1977- American gymnast Most notable sports figures cannot—and would not want to—claim that their fame is derived from a single moment. This, however, is the case with Kerri Strug. Before the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, Strug had earned a reputation as a solid performer in the gymnastics world. The shy, reserved Strug, however, was never a household name like some of her other,…

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