Nadia Comaneci
This celebrity goo was created by player Mihai Rusu.
Scott Hardie provided the source image, gooed image, category, and difficulty, wrote the clue, and wrote the explanation.
publication date: Monday, August 8, 2005 (part of Round XXVI)
category: 
Sports
clue: In 1976, this Romanian became the first 10.0 gymnast in Olympic history.
explanation: Comaneci, a Romanian-born gymnast, in 1976 became the first person to earn a perfect 10.0 score in the sport at the Olympic level. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Aaron Fischer, Chris McKinnon, Michael Paul Cote, Jackie Mason, Wendy Hampson, Justin Hampson, Bob Miller, and Derrek White
player landmarks: This was the first goo solved by Joanna Woods.
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