Nadia Comăneci – The First Gymnast To Achieve A “Perfect 10” At The Olympics

Published on February 18, 2018
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Space On The Back-Burner

With space exploration still at the forefront of The Cold War, Nadia’s groundbreaking performance at the Olympics took the limelight. She made it onto the cover of Time Magazine where only a thumbnail was dedicated to new information about Mars.

Space On The Back Burner

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Nadia’s international appearance flooded even further. She featured on the cover of Newsweek Magazine, where printed in full color, a picture with the bright yellow words reading, “A Star Is Born” caught the eye of the international community. BBC named her “Overseas Sports Personality of the Year”. The Associated Press dubbed her as “Female Athlete of the Year”.

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