Nadia Comaneci

Nadia Comaneci shattered Olympic gymnastics history in 1976 at age 14 by scoring the first perfect 10.0—a feat that remains iconic 47 years on. At those Montreal Games, she claimed three gold medals, one silver, and one bronze, adding two more golds and a silver in 1980 to total five golds, three silvers, and one bronze. Her 10.0 at age 14 was 30% more perfect 10s than any previous gymnast had ever recorded in a single Games, and she outperforms #10 Birgit Fischer in gold-to-competition ratio, winning gold in 63% of her Olympic appearances. Comaneci's revolutionary routines, including the Comaneci salto, raised the sport's technical bar permanently, making her the youngest all-around champion in Olympic history and a benchmark for grace under pressure.