Nadia Comăneci turns 65 today

Thursday, November 12, 2026, Nadia Comăneci, one of the greatest figures in Romanian and world sports, turns 65.

In 2026, Romania is celebrating the "Nadia Comăneci Year".

In 2026, it will have been 50 years since the Montreal Olympic Games—an edition of the Olympics that went down in sports history as the "Nadia Comăneci Olympics," after Nadia received seven perfect 10s (the first in the history of official gymnastics competitions!) and set an "absolute record": 20 points on the uneven bars (according to the scoring code in effect at the time).

Nadia Comăneci won five medals in Montreal: three gold, in the individual all-around, balance beam, and uneven bars; one silver, with the Romanian team; and one bronze, on floor exercise.

"Thank you very much for the messages and good wishes. You made my day beautiful. I am grateful to everyone," Nadia wrote in a message on Facebook.