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Nadia Comaneci was ___1___ in Romania on 12 November
1961. When she was six years old, she took up ___2___.
She was very determined and learnt quickly and was
later sent to participate in several ___3___. She
showed great promise. Under the instruction of very
capable coaches, Bella and Martha Karoly, Nadia soon
___4___ a tough competitor to contend with. She was
technically brilliant and mentally very ___5___. In 1975, at the age of 13, Nadia
___6___ the European
championship for gymnastics. She became a star
almost overnight. She was the 'darling' of the
court. The next year, she took the all-round title
and set the ___7___ of scoring a perfect
'10', not once
but four times in the Olympic Games at Montreal.
Nadia faced serious training difficulties when she
grew ___8___ by ten centimeters. However, she persevered
and ___9___ on to win the Olympic gold again in Moscow
in 1980. Her last competition was in the world
student games in July 1981. She has since retired
and ___10___ in California. |
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Nadia Comaneci was born in Romania on 12 November
1961. When she was six years old, she took up
gymnastics.
She was very determined and learnt quickly and was
later sent to participate in several
competitions. She
showed great promise. Under the instruction of very
capable coaches, Bella and Martha Karoly, Nadia soon
became a tough competitor to contend with. She was
technically brilliant and mentally very
strong. In 1975, at the age of 13, Nadia
won the European
championship for gymnastics. She became a star
almost overnight. She was the 'darling' of the
court. The next year, she took the all-round title
and set the record of scoring a perfect
'10', not once
but four times in the Olympic Games at Montreal.
Nadia faced serious training difficulties when she
grew taller by ten centimeters. However, she persevered
and went on to win the Olympic gold again in Moscow
in 1980. Her last competition was in the world
student games in July 1981. She has since retired
and lives in California. |
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