Gymnasts at the 1980 Summer Olympics - Nadia Com Neci, Yelena Davydova, Nellie Kim, Nikolai Andrianov, Alexander Dityatin, Maxi Gnauck (Paperback)

Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Nadia Com neci, Yelena Davydova, Nellie Kim, Nikolai Andrianov, Alexander Dityatin, Maxi Gnauck, Cristina Elena Grigora, Emilia Eberle, Natalia Shaposhnikova, Melita Ruhn, Alexander Vasilyevich Tkachyov, Maria Filatova, Steffi Kraker, Danu Grecu, Dumitri a Turner, Stoyan Deltchev, Rodica Dunca, Lubomir Geraskov, Lutz Hoffmann, Agata Karczmarek. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Nadia Elena Comneci (Romanian pronunciation: born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian gymnast, winner of three Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and the first gymnast ever 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. She is one of the best-known gymnasts in the world and, along with Olga Korbut, is credited with popularizing the sport around the world. In 2000 Comaneci was named as one of the athletes of the century by the Laureus World Sports Academy. Comneci was born in Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (now Oneti), Romania, as the daughter of Gheorghe and tefania-Alexandrina. Her pregnant mother was watching a Russian film in which the heroine's name was Nadya, the diminutive version of the Russian name Nadyezhda (which means, literally, "Hope"). She decided that her daughter would be named Nadia, too. Comneci also has a younger brother named Adrian. Nadia began gymnastics in kindergarten with a local team called "Flacara," with coaches Duncan and Munteanu. At age 6 she was chosen to attend Bela Karolyi's experimental gymnastics school after Karolyi spotted her and a friend turning cartwheels in a schoolyard. Nadia was training with the Karolyis by the time she was 7 years old, in 1968. She was one of the first students at the gymnastics school established in Oneti by Bela and...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=74326

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Imprint:	Books + Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2010
First published:	September 2010
Editors:	Books Llc
Creators:	Books Llc
Dimensions:	152 x 229 x 6mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	92
ISBN-13:	978-1-155-76876-2
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-155-76876-0
Barcode:	9781155768762

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