letters to a young gymnast nadia comăneci

After the defection of her coaches Béla and Marta Károlyi, she herself defected to United States of America in 1989 where she still resides. But her life had become oppressive under the repressive regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu. Nadia Comaneci was born in Romania and represented the country in gymnastics. She published an autobiography, Nadia (1981), and a book on mentoring, Letters to a Young Gymnast (2003). She was also the first Romanian gymnast to win the Olympic all-round title. All Editions of Letters to a Young Gymnast. Eligible for Free Shipping Expedited Shipping Available. Romanian-born Comaneci took the sports world by storm when, at the age of 14, she was the first person in Olympic history to earn a perfect score in. Letters to a Young Gymnast by Nadia Comaneci Write The First Customer Review. She still holds the record and since now the age-eligibility restriction requires a gymnast to be at least 16 it not possible to break her record. Although part of a mentoring series (Letters to a Young Lawyer Letters to a Young Chef etc.), this memoir is less about motivating aspiring gymnasts than justifying the authors life choices. She holds the record of being the youngest Olympic gymnastics all-around champion ever. Nadia Comaneci at the age of 14 dominated the world of gymnastics with her perfect routine and floor exercises. 66 reviews If there were such a thing as an 'elder' stateswoman in womens gymnastics today, Nadia Comaneci would win that title as readily as she once won gold medals.In 1970 at the age of 9, Nadia Comaneci became the youngest gymnast ever to win the Romanian Nationals.ĥ.Youngest ever Olympic gymnastics all-round champion Preview Letters to a Young Gymnastby Nadia Comaneci Letters to a Young Gymnast by Nadia Comaneci 4.11 Nadia Comaneci has a degree in Sports Education from Politehnica University of Bucharest that qualifies her to be a coach for gymnastics.Ĥ.Youngest Gymnast to win Romanian Nationals 3.Nadia Comaneci has a degree in Sports Education

Letters to a young gymnast nadia comăneci