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Olga Korbut came before her, and many other medalists would follow, but none has ever been as dominant in winning the hearts of millions around the world. Today, Conner and Comaneci continue to travel the world delivering inspirational speeches as well as promoting their charities, gymnastics, fitness and healthy lifestyles.If there were such a thing as an “elder” stateswoman in women’s gymnastics today, Nadia Comaneci would win that title as readily as she once won gold medals. Perfect TenĮven though Nadia won a total of nine Olympic medals, five of them gold, she will always be remembered at the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 and leave her indelible mark on the history of the Olympics. She often returns to Romania to support her Nadia Comaneci Foundation, and the Nadia Comaneci Children’s Clinic in Bucharest. Comanec continues to travel the world as a Global Ambassador for Special Olympics International, and serves as a Founding member of the board of the Laureus Sports for Good Foundation.

In 1999, Comaneci was honored by ABC News and Ladies’ Home Journal as one of the 100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century.

(a TV production company) and Grips, Etc. EntrepreneurĬurrently, Nadia and Bart are business partners with their manager, Paul Ziert, in the Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy, International Gymnast magazine, Perfect 10 Productions, Inc.

In December of 2003, Nadia wrote a book called Letters to a Young Gymnast,detailing her inspirational story. BookĬomaneci now divides her time among appearances, commercial endorsements for major companies, speaking engagements and charity events. On June 3, 2006, Conner and Comaneci welcomed their son, Dylan Paul Conner, into the world. In April 1996, Comaneci married American Olympic Champion Bart Conner in a Romanian state wedding. In 1996, Comaneci was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Second Olympicsįour years later at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, Comaneci earned two more gold medals and two silver to bring her Olympic total to nine medals–five gold, three silver and one bronze. She appeared on the covers of TIME, Newsweek and Sports Illustrated–all in the same week–and returned home to Romania to a heroine’s welcome. We came to know her simply as “Nadia.” First Olympicsīy the time the 1976 Olympics ended, Comaneci had earned seven perfect tens, three gold medals, one bronze, one silver and countless fans. At the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, Canada, a 14-year-old Romanian dynamo captured the hearts and minds of the world with her daring and perfection.