Nadia Comaneci"s perfect 10 | Countdown to Rio 2016
Caption + FILE - In this July 21, 2016, file photo Romania-born gymnastics champion Nadia Comaneci responds to questions as she tours a exhibit marking the 40th anniversary of the Olympic Games in Montreal. Comaneci took to Twitter on August 6, 2016, to correct an internet post that described her as Russian. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
RIO DE JANEIRO Nadia Comaneci wants to make sure everyone knows she"s Romanian, not Russian.
Comaneci posted a screengrab to Twitter of a mention on Marie Claire"s website of her perfect 10 on the uneven bars at the 1976 Montreal Games. The post shows a gymnast in a red leotard and describes Comaneci as Russian. Comaneci says on Twitter, "No... is not me... and I am Romanian."
She was 14 when she scored the first perfect 10 in Olympic history. She won five gold medals overall in the 1976 and 1980 games.
Comaneci is attending the Rio Olympics.
Source: http://gazette.com/nadia-comaneci-clarifies-that-shes-romanian-not-russian/article/1582217
