The first Perfect 10 in Gymnastics Top 5 Uneven Bars at Montreal 1976
Subscribe to olympics: In the women s uneven bars competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Nadia Comăneci of Romania made history by achieving the firstever Perfect 10 in gymnastics at the Olympic Games. Nadia, who was only 14 years old at the time, received a perfect score during the compulsory team round. The scoreboard, originally designed with only three digits, displayed as it was believed that a perfect score was impossible. However, Nadia shattered expectations by repeating her flawless performance in the optional round and the final, earning a perfect total score of 20. The final results of the women s uneven bars event were as follows: 1. Nadia Comăneci (Romania) 2. Teodora Ungureanu (Romania) 3. Márta Egervári (Hungary) 4. Marion Kische (East Germany) 5. Olga Korbut (Soviet Union) Nadia s extraordinary achievement on the uneven bars made her an iconic figure in gy
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