Bart Conner
Who is Bart Conner? He was born on March 28th, 1958 in Morton Grove, Illinois. He became a successful gymnast early in his life when he won the 1972 U.S. Junior National Championships at only 14 years old. He went on to win the Gymnastics Federation All-Around Championship when he was 17 years old.
Meeting Nadia Comăneci
It was during the 1976 American Cup that he met Nadia Comăneci. Bart Conner was the young man who held the other silver cup, next to Nadia – the same young man who landed that memorable kiss on her cheek. Back in present time, he was moments away from seeing her again.