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Who is the best gymnast of all time?
Simone Biles
In some sports, there’s room for debate about who is the greatest of all time. In others, like gymnastics, the answer is obvious: it’s Simone Biles. Biles, who’s from the Houston suburb of Spring, just wrapped up her participation in the 2020 Olympic Games by winning a bronze medal in the balance beam.
How did Nadia Comaneci score a perfect 10?
listen)), is a Romanian, retired gymnast and a five-time Olympic gold medalist, all in individual events. In 1976 at the age of 14, Comăneci was the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10.0 at the Olympic Games….
| Nadia Comăneci | |
|---|---|
| Retired | May 7, 1984 (official) |
What is a perfect 10 score in gymnastics?
A perfect 10 is a score of 10.000 for a single routine in artistic gymnastics, which was once thought to be unattainable—particularly at the Olympic Games —under the code of points set by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG).
Who was the first gymnast to score a 10 at the Olympics?
Comaneci, then a 14-year-old Romanian girl with a ribbon tied in her hair, stole the show at the Montreal Games when she became the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 at an Olympics. Who is the richest gymnast? Why did Katelyn Ohashi quit?
Who scored a perfect 10 in the Olympics in 1976?
Perfect 10 (gymnastics) The first person to score a perfect 10 at the Olympic Games was Romanian Nadia Comăneci, at the 1976 Games in Montreal. Other women who accomplished this feat at the Olympics include Nellie Kim, also in 1976, Mary Lou Retton in 1984, and Daniela Silivaș and Yelena Shushunova in 1988.
What was Nadia Comăneci’s score at the 1976 Olympics?
On 18 July 1976, 14-year-old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci performed in the uneven bars event, and was awarded a score of 10. Because the scoreboard only allowed three digits, it had to display her score as 1.00.