Nadia Elena Comaneci

The year was 1976 and she became an international star after she scored her only ever perfect 10 on an asymmetrical bar during the Montreal Olympic Games. In addition, Comaneci also scored six perfect 10s and made her 14 years of old the youngest Olympic medallist in every category. In addition to attracting attention, she helped Romania become a household name. A sports legend came into the spotlight after securing an unprecedented number of points, thereby creating a legend and popularizing the sport of gymnastics across all over the world. Public opinion about women athletes was changed due to this achievement. The reason for this was the effect she made at the Olympics and the release move that both move toe-on (toes on) and the release move are named after her. These two moves have been regarded, to this day, as challenging. Apart from the Olympics the gymnast showed remarkable results at both the World Championships and European Championships too, making her a living legend as well as one of the most well-known gymnasts that the world can ever have. This 'Queen of the Olympics was a novice in modeling and advertising sports equipment after her defection to the US.