In 1976, Nadia Comaneci, the 14-year-old Romanian athlete, won gold with the first perfect 10 ever scored in the Olympics.
After that, the ranks of elite female gymnasts – which previously included women in their 20s and 30s – filled with adolescents and young teens. Read More
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