Nadia Elena Comaneci

Her name gained international attention and affection when she gave the world one of the most memorable moment in the history of sports when she scored the first ever perfect ten in asymmetric bars in the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976. In addition, she was able to score six more perfect tens to become the youngest Olympic Gold medalist. The accomplishment of Nadia Comaneci was not only to attract attention from all over the world, she also put Romania in the spotlight. Achieving an unattainable score was what made the sports legend famous and popularized gymnastics across every country. People's perception of women athletes was changed due to this achievement. Her performance during the Olympics is so significant that the toe movement (release) and her toe step are both named after her on the uneven bars event. Apart from the Olympics her performance also included impressive performance at every single event, including her World Championships & European Championships. As a result, she became a legendary gymnast, and was among the best-known athletes the globe has ever witnessed. The 'Queen of the Olympics attempted her hand in modeling and advertising sporting equipment following her departure from the US.