Nadia Comaneci.
Nadia Comaneci
The first AMERICAN gymnast to score a perfect '10' was Mitch Gaylord in 1984
The first gymnast to gain the first ever Perfect 10 was Nadia Comaneci. Who was from the country of Romania. She was 14 years old at the time. She scored the perfect ten not once, but seven times during the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. Nadia now lives in the state of Oklahoma and is married to Olympic gymnast Bart Connor.
Nadia Comaneci was the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 in Olympic competition.
Probably Nadia Comaneci because she was the first gymnast to ever score a perfect ten!
Albert Sequin was the first in 1924
Nadia Comaneci of Romania in 1972.
Nadia Comăneci of Romania was the first female gymnast to score a perfect 10 in a major competition. She did so at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Nadia Comaneci, A Romanian Gymnast, winner of 3 olympic gold medals was the first ever to achieve a perfect 10 in Gymnastics.
Well, there's definatley A LOT of famous gymnasts but I would have to say the most famed is Nadia Comaneci because she not only scored the first perfect 10 in history, but she scored 10's again and again! A lot of people know her and her accomplishments even if they don't do/watch gymnastics and that is why I think she is the most well-known gymnast in history.
Nadia Comanecci
Nadia comaneci