Nadia Comaneci
Further Information
Books
Cohen, Joel. Superstars of Women's Gynmastics. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1997.
The Complete Marquis Who's Who. Marquis Who's Who, 2001.
Encyclopedia of World Biography. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Research, 1998.
Great Women in Sports. Visible Ink Press, 1996.
Green, Septima. Top 10 Women Gymnasts. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc., 1999.
Periodicals
Amdur, Neil. "Miss Comaneci Loses to Russian as Result is Marred by Dispute." The New York Times (July 25, 1980): A15.
Atkin, Ross. "Nadia Comaneci Finds Balance Off the Beam." The Christian Science Monitor (June 17, 1996): 14.
Bonventre, Peter. "Princess of the Games." Newsweek (August 2, 1976): 68.
Brady, Erik. "Tiny Comaneci Was Colossus in '76. At Age 14, Gymnast Spun Perfection to Earn First 10." USA Today (July 18, 1996): 10C.
Gray, Kevin. "Head Over Heels: For Gold Medal Gymnasts Nadia Comaneci and Bart Conner, Love Is Something to Flip For." People Weekly (March 17, 1995): 105.
"Gymnast Nadia Comaneci Leaps for Freedom and Lands in the Arms of a Married Father of Four." People Weekly (December 18, 1989): 116.
Hallman, Charley. "Perfect in the Past, Comaneci Sees a Brighter Future." Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service (April 11, 1996).
Heller, Dick. "Comaneci Made Perfection Routine in 1976 Olympics." The Washington Times (July 29, 2002): C13.
"Here Flips the Bride." Sports Illustrated (May 6, 1996): 22-23.
Jenkins, Sally. "Comaneci Arrives in New York; Ex-Gymnastics Star Gets Refugee Status." The Washington Post (December 2, 1989): D1.
Leibowitz, Elissa. "Comaneci Vaults Back into the Spotlight; Olympic Gymnast Receives Women's Sports Foundation Award." The Washington Post (February 6, 1998): C02.
Lindsey, Robert. "Nadia Comaneci Still Glows as Images of 1976 Recede." The New York Times (July 29, 1984).
Litsky, Frank. "Comaneci's Landing in the West Remains Perfect." The New York Times (August 12, 2001).
Lorge, Barry. "Comaneci Finally Wins Two Golds as Judging Controversies Continue." The Washington Post (July 26, 1980): F1.
"Nadia Comaneci, Now Married to US Gymnast Bart Conner; Her Two Gold Medals in '80 'Better than any American Did.'" The Plain Dealer (September 11, 2000): 9C.
"Nadia Comaneci's Road to Freedom." USA Today (December 5, 1989): 9C.
"Nadia Comaneci Takes Gold." The New York Times (July 22, 1981): B5.
"Nadia Comaneci Timeline." The Times-Picayune (November 28, 1999): C14.
"New Nadia." U.S. News and World Report (December 11, 1989): 18.
"Perfection Personified." Time (August 5, 1996): 18.
Peter, Josh. "The First to Perfection; Nadia Comaneci's Work Ethic and Technical Genius Made Her the Best." The Times-Picayune (November 28, 1999): C14.
Raboin, Sharon. "Comaneci Set the Standard." USA Today (July 30, 1999): 9C.
Schmalz, Jeffrey. "Scorn Gives Comaneci a Lesson in Image." The New York Times (December 13, 1989): A22.
Schneider, Karen S. "After Escaping Her Romanian Svengali, Nadia Comaneci Tries to Get Her Live Back on the Beam." People Weekly (November 26, 1990): 52.
Stoeltje, Melissa Fletcher. "Let's Do Lunch With Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci." The Houston Chronicle (May 20, 1993): 3.
Sullivan, Kevin. "Comaneci Finds Her Balance: Defection in 1989 Leads to New Life." The Washington Post (October 12, 1995): D06.
"Tearful Comaneci Farewell." The New York Times (May 7, 1984): C10.
Weir, Tom. "Changed Comaneci Eager for Visit Home."USA Today (October 18, 1994): 3C.
White, Carolyn. "Comaneci Spreads Gymnastics Word." USA Today (February 5, 1998): 6C.
White, Carolyn. "Karolyi Doesn't Doubt Comaneci Charge." USA Today (October 17, 1990): 2C.
Other
Gymn Forum. http://www.gymn-forum.com/bios/comaneci.html (December 18, 2002).
International Gymnast Magazine. http://www.intlgymnast.com/magazine.html (December 31, 2002).
Nadia Comaneci Bio. http://www.nadiacomaneci.com/nadia_comaneci_bio.htm (December 31, 2002).
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