Story By: Alex Cope, Sub Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency: Golder’s News And Sport

Video Credit: Golders/@comaneci10

This is the moment legendary gymnast Nadia Comaneci celebrates the anniversary of scoring the world’s first-ever perfect 10 by performing an acrobatic cartwheel on the beach.

The Romanian icon took to social media to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of scoring the first-ever perfect 10 at the Montreal Olympics in 1976.

In the video, the 57-year-old can be seen standing on a beach when she launches into a cartwheel. The former gymnast performs a graceful cartwheel with a finishing pose. 

Pictures Credit: Golders/@comaneci10

Her son Dylan, 13, can be seen performing a handstand in the background as his mum cartwheels in front and Comaneci added the caption: “Here we go….43 years later… and Dylan s handstand photobomb …. July 18th @montreal1976 first Perfect 10…”

Comaneci scored a total of seven perfect 10s at the age of 14 at the Montreal games en route tow inning three gold medals in the individual all-around, the balance beam and uneven bars. Her first perfect 1 came for a routine on the uneven bars.

Netizens loved the video, such as ‘marianopty’ who wrote: “Let’s go Nadia! Just like when you were 14 years old!”

And ‘gimenaacong’ wrote: “Incredible woman.”

While ‘socaltxgal16’ commented: “You set the bar and still killing it!”

Comaneci serves as the honorary president of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation, the honorary president of the Romanian Olympic Committee, is a member of the International Gymnastics Federation Foundation and serves as the sports ambassador of Romania.

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