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Nadia Comaneci

Chronology



1961 Born on November 12 in Onesti, Romania
1967 Begins training with Bela and Marta Karolyi
1969 Places 13th in first national competition
1970 Wins Romanian National Junior Championships
1975 Wins five gold medas at European Championships
1976 Scores first perfect ten at Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada
1976 Wins three gold, one silver, and one bronze medal at Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada
1977 Wins two gold medals at European Championships
1978 Wins three gold and one bronze medal at European Championships
1980 Wins two gold and two silver medals at Olympic Games in Moscow, U.S.S.R.
1981 Wins five gold medals at World University Games
1984 Retires from gymnastics
1989 Immigrates to the United States
1996 Marries American gymnast Bart Conner
2001 Becomes a United States citizen

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