Preview

Dev Comaneci Research Paper

Satisfactory Essays
Open Document
Open Document
175 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Dev Comaneci Research Paper
Nadia Comaneci was born on November 12, 1961. She lived in Onesti, Moldava, Romania. Nadia is known as one of the best known gymnasts in the world. She began the sport of gymnastics when she was in kindergarten and was discovered by a coach named coach Bela Karolyi. At the age of fourteen, she was known for the best scoring Romanian gymnast of the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. She scored a perfect 10 and continued to receive six more perfect scores and three gold medals. In 1980, during the summer Olympics in Moscow she scored two more gold medals. Nadia is known for making the sport of gymnastics more popular. It was in 1984 when Nadia retired from gymnastics and began coaching the Romanian team. She was also a judge. It was in 1989 when

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Satisfactory Essays

    Giovanni da Verrazzano is a french explorer who was sent to explore the coast of America.He was born in 1485 during the 15th century and he settled down in Dieppe a port in France. He was funded by the french king at the time and was sent with four ships. Giovanni explored the coast in boats and there was 4 boats sent to explore the coast but only two of the 4 ships made it to the coast line, the other 2 ships made it but were severely damaged from the storms they encountered. Giovanni set sail to explore the coast in 1508 with 3 other ships who followed him. The two ships they lost were lost because of severe storms off the coast of America. The trip ended in New York where Giovanni and the rest of the travelers landed. The travel there was…

    • 334 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    On September, 22nd, 1995 a legend was born. Her name was Alexis Elizabeth Taparrotta, and she was one of those lucky people who is born kicking but doesn’t stop. Alexis started playing soccer at the age of three. Her parents signed her up at such a young age so she would always have a lead on other potential legends. Alexis had a weird obsession with soccer. Every single thing she owned either had something to do with soccer or had a soccer ball on it. She had a soccer bed set, books, balls that went on the ceiling that would glow in the dark when the lights were off, posters, clothes, every possible jersey worn by a soccer player. She also had every single world cup soccer ball in the…

    • 408 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    BUSI 405 Research Paper

    • 404 Words
    • 2 Pages

    *Mean of NHS for the historical period is 60.08 and for the holdout period is 23.42…

    • 404 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Chise Hatori has lived a life full of sadness and despair. Her father took her little brother with him and left her with her mother. Eventually, her mother committed suicide and Chise wad sold as a slave by her relatives. Everything starts to change when a man with the head of a beast took her from a slave auction,…

    • 101 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Simone Biles is an American artistic gymnast and has recently become one of America’s top gymnasts. Simone is the 2016 Olympic individual all-around, vault and floor gold medallist.…

    • 107 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    2000 Dbq Research Paper

    • 1339 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Resolution adopted at a National Agricultural Congress of Farmer Representatives in Indianapolis, (May 28, 1873)…

    • 1339 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    John Gotti Research Paper

    • 530 Words
    • 3 Pages

    John Gotti was born in the bronx on October 27, 1940. His family moved into a tough neighborhood in Brooklyn when he was 12. John began to love the streets and dropped out of school in 8th grade. After spending years performing small crimes and gaining respect in the underworld, he became affiliated with the Gambino family in 1966.…

    • 530 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    In 1987, Mia was the youngest ever women's national team player. In (1989-1990), Mia was on the NCAA all tournament team and won NCAA championship. Then in 1991, she helped her team win the world cup. In 1992, Mia won women’s college player of the year and set the NCAA goals and assists record. She also won the most valuable offensive player in the NCAA tournament. In 1993, she won NCAA player of the year. 1994, she won the athletic coast conference female athlete of the year and the Mary Garber award. In 1996, Mia won an olympic gold medal. In 1998, she won the goodwill games gold medal. Then in 1999, she breaks the international career goal scoring record, she won sportswoman of the year, and was a part of the women’s world cup championship team. Lastly, in 2001 she won fifa women’s player of the year. “True champions aren't always the ones that win, but those with the most guts.”(Hamm). Mia proved how much guts it takes to become a…

    • 815 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Mary Lou Retton

    • 720 Words
    • 3 Pages

    She was very dedicated to gym from a very young age. At twelve years old, she moved to Houston, away from her family, for training with her Romanian coach, Bela Karolyi (Lewis.) Bela Karolyi was her coach from a young age and was still by her side during the Olympics.…

    • 720 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Nacirema Research Paper

    • 577 Words
    • 3 Pages

    As a supreme monarch I, Frederick William the Great Elector, should be the active leader of Nacirema. In my times I was the best ruler and I made many of accomplishment in my life. Besides all the other candidates that is running against me, I believe I will be the only one who can make Nacirema the best of nations in the world. There are many of reasons why I would be the best ruler of this nation and I will highlight two accomplishments that I completed that should allow me to obtain the position as a ruler. One reasons why I should receive the job as a ruler is because I have past experience of ruling over countries. Equally important, while being the ruler over Brandenburg, and Persia the people declared it as the best times of their lives because of the new things I have brought into their lives.…

    • 577 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    “Everything I have done in my life has been to provide for my children.” That’s what you’ll hear my dad say if you ask him about anything he’s accomplished in his life. He is a very proud and hardworking man. Even now, at 60 years old, he works harder than most 20-year-olds do. As a father he has always told us, “Nothing is handed to you; everything you have must be earned.”…

    • 823 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Gabrielle (Gabby) Douglas was born on December 31st, 1995. She grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Her older sister told her about gymnastics. She taught her how to do a general cartwheel after that, she took off. Gabby's sister convinced her mom to let her go to a general gymnastics class. About two years later she was known for the Virginia state championship. Just a few years past and a lot of first place finishes she had to convince her mom to travel half way around the country to train with the famous gymnastics coach Liang Chow in West Des Moines, Iowa. He also made Shawn Johnson a gold medalist in the Olympics. When she was just fourteen she moved to train. In 2014 Gabby moved to Westerville, OH to where she still today trains there. (http://gabrielledouglas.com/biography)…

    • 609 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Cqi Research Paper

    • 2769 Words
    • 12 Pages

    References: AlNotee, S. (2003, May). Health informatics: A direction to modernization and improved healthcare services. Retrieved from http://www.moh.gov.bh/pdf/hidinfo/hidinfo_may03.pdf…

    • 2769 Words
    • 12 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Analysis Paper

    • 1037 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Have you ever been driving down the road and have something bad happen to you that you have to slam on the breaks? If you have, then maybe you can relate to the following commercial. Even if you have never had this happen to you, you still might be able to relate to it. The basic idea of the commercial is that no matter what happens in life, that you should always be prepared for what to do next.…

    • 1037 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Nasha

    • 705 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Natascha Börger, Miss Germany 2002, Miss Top Model of the World 2002 and Miss Baltic Sea 2002.…

    • 705 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays