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- NAME: Nadia Comaneci
- OCCUPATION: Gymnast
- BIRTH DATE: November 12, 1961 (Age: 51)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, Romania
- ZODIAC SIGN: Scorpio
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Gymnast Nadia Comaneci earned seven perfect scores and several gold medals in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics.
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Born November 12, 1961 in Romania, Nadia Comaneci received seven perfect scores and won the gold medals for the balance beam, uneven parallel bars, and all-around competitions in the 1976 Olympics. In the 1980 Games she won gold medals for the beam and the floor exercises. Comaneci retired from competition in 1984 and defected to the U.S. in 1989.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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