Nadia Elena Comaneci

In the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, the athlete was a global sensation with her first perfect ten in asymmetric bars. In 1976, Nadia Comaneci would go on to record six more perfect 10s, and was one of the fastest Olympic silver medalist. The accomplishment of Nadia Comaneci was not only to get international attention, but she also helped put Romania in the spotlight. The sports icon came into the prominence after scoring an unprecedented score and thus creating a legend and popularizing gymnastics as a game across the world. The sport also altered the perception about female athletes. Her influence on the Olympics was such that her two movements such as the toe-on movement as well as the release move, are named after her. Both of them have been classified as difficult to the highest level. Apart from the Olympics her performance was impressive. She also showed outstanding performance at the World Championships and European Championships as well, thus becoming the most famous living legend, and also one of the most well-known gymnasts the world could ever be privileged to. Also, she modelled and marketed athletic gear following her move into the US.