Nadia Comaneci

Nadia Comaneci became the first gymnast to score a perfect 10.0 at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, and she achieved nine such perfect scores in that single event, winning three gold medals. Her iconic routine on the uneven bars, where the scoreboard displayed 1.00 due to its inability to show 10.0, remains the defining image of Olympic gymnastics. Comaneci's 14-year-old performance set a benchmark for technical perfection that inspired generations.