Full info about Nadia ComÄ neci is here Nadia Elena ComÄ neci ( born November 12 , 1961 ) is a former Romanian gymnast . She is famous for scoring the first ever perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics history in the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . Nadia Elena ComÄ neci ( ; born November 12 , 1961 ) is a Romanian gymnast , winner of three Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics , and the first gymnast ever to be awarded a perfect score of 10 in an Olympic gymnastic event .