Nadia Comăneci
Romanian gymnast
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| July 26 2024 | Participated in the opening ceremony of the Paris Summer Olympics, carrying the Olympic flame along the river Seine to the Louvre museum with Carl Lewis, Serena Williams, and Rafael Nadal. |
| July 26 2024 | Participated in the opening ceremony of the Paris Summer Olympics, carrying the Olympic flame along the river Seine to the Louvre museum with Carl Lewis, Serena Williams, and Rafael Nadal. |
| 2021 | Stejărel Olaru published a biographical volume in Romanian titled 'Nadia și Securitatea' (Nadia and the Securitate) at Epica Publishing House. |
| 2021 | Received the Order of the Star of Romania, Grand Officer |
| 2021 | Stejărel Olaru published a biographical volume in Romanian titled 'Nadia și Securitatea' (Nadia and the Securitate) at Epica Publishing House. |
| 2021 | Received the Order of the Star of Romania, Grand Officer |
| 2017 | Recognized as one of the BBC's 100 Women and had an area in the Olympic Park in Montreal renamed 'Place Nadia Comaneci' |
| 2017 | Recognized as one of the BBC's 100 Women and had an area in the Olympic Park in Montreal renamed 'Place Nadia Comaneci' |
| 2016 | Named a Great Immigrant Honoree by the Carnegie Corporation of New York |
| 2016 | Arte France produced a documentary by Pola Rapaport about Comăneci titled 'Nadia Comăneci, la gymnaste et le dictateur' (Nadia Comăneci: The Gymnast and the Dictator). |
| 2016 | Appeared in a TIDE advertisement called 'The Evolution of Power' with Simone Biles and Dominique Dawes, and provided daily analysis of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on the show É Campeão. |
| 2016 | Arte France produced a documentary by Pola Rapaport about Comăneci titled 'Nadia Comăneci, la gymnaste et le dictateur' (Nadia Comăneci: The Gymnast and the Dictator). |
| 2016 | Named a Great Immigrant Honoree by the Carnegie Corporation of New York |
| 2016 | Appeared in a TIDE advertisement called 'The Evolution of Power' with Simone Biles and Dominique Dawes, and provided daily analysis of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on the show É Campeão. |
| 2015 | Katie Holmes directed a short documentary about Comăneci entitled 'Eternal Princess', which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. |
| 2015 | Katie Holmes directed a short documentary about Comăneci entitled 'Eternal Princess', which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. |
| 2012 | Universal Pictures selected Comăneci to dub the character of Granny Norma in Romanian for the animated movie 'The Lorax'. |
| 2012 | Universal Pictures selected Comăneci to dub the character of Granny Norma in Romanian for the animated movie 'The Lorax'. |
| July 21 2012 | Carried the Olympic torch to the roof of the O2 Arena with John Amaechi during the torch relay for the London Summer Olympics. |
| July 21 2012 | Carried the Olympic torch to the roof of the O2 Arena with John Amaechi during the torch relay for the London Summer Olympics. |
| July 4 2012 | Featured speaker at the 50th annual Independence Day Naturalization Ceremony at Monticello, becoming the first athlete invited to speak in the history of the ceremony. |
| July 4 2012 | Featured speaker at the 50th annual Independence Day Naturalization Ceremony at Monticello, becoming the first athlete invited to speak in the history of the ceremony. |
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