Mary Lou Retton was one
Before Mary Lou Marcia Frederick and Tracee Talavera earned '10's' on bars in 1979,
First American woman to earn a "10" in the Olympics was Mary Lou's teammate Julianne McNamara won 2, on bars and then floor, before Mary Lou earned her's on vault.
Nadia Comaneci.
Nadia Comaneci, in 1976.
Nadia Comaneci, in 1976 at the Olympics.
Nadia Comaneci, in 1976 at the Olympics.
The first female gymnastics teams were invited to compete in 1928. It is unknown who the first female gymnast is.
nadia comaneci
Nadia Comaneci, in 1976.
Gymnastics has been in the Modern Olympics since the first games in 1896.
GYMNASTICS FIRST BEGAN IN 1896 IN THE MODERN OLYMPICS GAMES IN ANCIENT GREECE
It wasn't. Men gymnastics appeared in the first Olympics (though it existed for a long time before that, with something similar to vault almost 3000 B.C.). Women's gymnastics first appeared in the Olympics in 1928
A perfect 10.0 points. It is By Nadia Elena Comăneci, the winner of three Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics. and the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event. She is also the winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
In 1896, and in Athens, Greece.