This is the unbelievable story of Nadia Comăneci, a Romanian gymnast who despite facing all the difficulties life threw at her, achieved the greatest feats in the history of The Olympic Games.
A Star Is Born
Nadia Comăneci was born to Gheorghe and Ștefania Comăneci, a Romanian Orthodox couple, on November 12th, 1961 in Onești, Romania. The small city didn’t know yet who had been born into their population.
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A Star Is Born
It’s In The Name
Gheorghe and Ștefania’s first child got her name because of a movie that her mother had watched. The Russian movie’s heroine’s name was “Nadya”, meaning “hope”. This name would carry on its legacy through Nadia Comăneci.
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It’s In The Name