Inspirational Women Olympians

— Gymnast —
Nadia Comăneci during her practice session for an appearance at the Hartford Civic Center. (October 1977)
Personal information
Full name	Nadia Elena Comăneci
Country represented	Romania
Born	November 12, 1961(age 54) Onești, Romania
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team	Romania
Gym	National Training Center
Former coach(es)	Béla Károlyi Márta Károlyi
Choreographer	Geza Pozsar
Eponymous skills	Comăneci salto (uneven bars)
Retired	1981
Medal record[hide] International gymnastics competitions Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 5 3 1 World Gymnastics Championships 2 2 0 European Championships 9 2 1 Summer University Games 5 0 0 Total 21 7 2 Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1976 Montréal All-Around 1976 Montréal Uneven Bars 1976 Montréal Balance Beam 1980 Moscow Balance Beam 1980 Moscow Floor Exercise 1976 Montréal Team 1980 Moscow Team 1980 Moscow All-Around 1976 Montréal Floor Exercise World Championships 1978 Strasbourg Balance Beam 1979 Ft. Worth Team 1978 Strasbourg Team 1978 Strasbourg Vault European Championships 1975 Skien All-Around 1975 Skien Uneven Bars 1975 Skien Balance Beam 1975 Skien Vault 1977 Prague All-Around 1977 Prague Uneven Bars 1979 Copenhagen All-Around 1979 Copenhagen Vault 1979 Copenhagen Floor Exercise 1975 Skien Floor Exercise 1977 Prague Vault 1979 Copenhagen Balance Beam Summer Universiade 1981 Bucharest Team 1981 Bucharest All-Around 1981 Bucharest Uneven Bars 1981 Bucharest Vault 1981 Bucharest Floor Exercise

Nadia Comaneci

Nadia Elena Comăneci 

Born November 12, 1961,she is a Romanian former gymnast, winner of three gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastics event. She also won two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. She is one of the best-known gymnasts in the world and is credited with popularizing the sport around the world. In 2000, Comăneci was named as one of the Athletes of the Century by the Laureus World Sports Academy.

Nadia Comaneci

Quotes

• I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead, I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet.
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• Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win.
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• I worked hard in gymnastics since the time I was six years old until I retired at 23 years of age.

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P.T. Usha

Pilavullakandi Thekkeparambil Usha
 (born 27 Jun 1964), popularly known as P.T. Usha, is an Indian track and field athlete from the state of Kerala. P.T. Usha has been associated with Indian athletics since 1979. She is regarded as one of the greatest athletes India has ever produced and is often called the "queen of Indian track and field".

 She is nicknamed the Payyoli Express. Currently she runs the Usha School of Athletics at Koyilandy in Kerala. P. T. Usha was born in the village of Payyoli, Kozhikode District, Kerala. In 1976, the Kerala State Government started a Sports School for women, and Usha was chosen to represent her district.

P. T. Usha
Born	Pilavullakandi Thekkera parambil Usha[1] 27 June 1964 (age 52) Payyoli, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Residence	Payyoli, Kozhikode
Nationality	India
Other names	Payyoli Express, Golden Girl
Occupation	track and field athlete
Employer	Indian Railways
Known for	Padma Shri
Height	5' 7" (170 cm)
Religion	Hindu
Spouse(s)	V. Srinivasan
Children	Ujjwal
Parent(s)	Paithal, Lakshmi
Website	ptusha.org

P. T. Usha

Medal record
Women's athletics
Asian Games
	1986 Seoul	200 metres
	1986 Seoul	400 metres
	1986 Seoul	400 metres hurdles
	1986 Seoul	4x400 metres relay
	1982 New Delhi	100 metres
	1982 New Delhi	200 metres
	1986 Seoul	100 metres
	1990 Beijing	400 metres
	1990 Beijing	4x100 metres relay
	1994 Hiroshima	4x400 metres relay

 


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