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4 days ago · Coach Béla Károlyi carried her to the podium to receive her medal alongside her teammates. Mary Lou Retton. The 1984 Olympic Games were held in Los Angeles, putting Team USA on home turf and...
4 days ago · She began gymnastics at age 6 and was coached by Béla Károlyi for six months before his defection in 1981. Silivaș won her school's championships in 1980, and was the Romanian junior national champion in 1981 and 1982.
Jun 20, 2024 · Comăneci had her run in ‘76 thanks to husband-and-wife coaching team Bela and Márta Károlyi. To understand the pair is to understand the image of the Olympic champion. A young Béla Károlyi with gymnasts Teodora Ungureanu and Nadia Comăneci.
Jun 13, 2024 · When it was time for the team to take the podium, her teammates refused to take the podium without her, leading to the famous photo of gymnastics coach Béla Károlyi carrying her to the podium to join her teammates.
Jun 8, 2024 · At the age of six, Béla Károlyi, a Romanian-American gymnastics coach spotted her and she would become one of the first students in his gymnastics school. Two years later, she took part in the Romanian National Championships for the first time and took the thirteenth position.
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6 days ago · Márta Károlyi headed the program after the 2000 Olympics, ushering in an era of success for the U.S. team as they became one of the most dominant countries in women's gymnastics. The U.S. team has medalled in every Olympics and Worlds since 2000.
1 day ago · Nadia Comăneci nació el 12 de noviembre de 1961 en Gheorgheni, Rumania, desde una edad temprana, mostró un talento extraordinario para la gimnasia, a los seis años, fue descubierta por el entrenador Béla Károlyi, quien junto a su esposa Márta, comenzó a entrenarla, Nadia rápidamente se destacó en competiciones juveniles, mostrando una destreza y gracia […]
