2. Why Did I Pick This Gifted Person? I want to study Nadia
Comaneci because she is interesting. I picked her because she does
gymnastics like me.
3. She was born in Romania. She was discovered at age six by a
gymnastics coach, Bela Karolyi. Nadia was fourteen years old when
she participated in her first Olympics. Early Life
4. Attributes She has peach skin, brown hair, a ponytail, and
does gymnastics. She was the first person to get a perfect score at
the Olympics. She competed in the 1976 and won three gold medals.
She also won two gold medals in 1980.
5. Challenges The Romanian government controlled who Nadia's
coach was after her parents got divorced. Her favorite coach went
to the United States but the government didn't let her leave. Five
years, later she walked six hours to another country and was able
to take a plane to America.
6. Gifts And Talents She was a talented gymnast. She was
focused on her sport and was not distracted by war in her home
country. She never gave up!
7. Episode Or Story She got seven perfect tens at the 1976
Olympics on the way to earning gold all- around. She won gold
medals in most of the events she did.
8. Contributions She inspires people and has her own business
with her husband at the Gymnastics Academy in Oklahoma. Bart Conner
is her husband and gymnasts of all levels can train at the
Gymnastics Academy.