Nadia Comăneci – Now 60 years old
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Nadia Comăneci dominated the Olympic gymnastics competition, making her a household name. Comaneci amassed an incredible record of 5 Olympic Gold Medals during the course of her remarkable career. In 1976, she made history by becoming the first gymnast to receive a score of 10.0. And guess what? She had just turned 14 at the time! She also rose to fame after defecting to the United States after escaping totalitarian Romania.
Nadia Comăneci – Now 60 years old
She now has dual citizenship in both nations as a result, and she spends a large amount of her time supporting philanthropic causes for kids in her own country.
Cathy Rigby – Now 69 years old
Cathy Rigby rose to prominence as a superb American artistic gymnast who competed in the Olympics in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Despite never becoming a celebrity athlete, her talent was on display when she earned a silver medal at the 1970 World Championship. Cathy went from gymnastics to the stage and began a long and profitable career as an actress. Her most well-known Broadway performance was as Peter Pan, for which she garnered a lot of accolades.
Cathy Rigby – Now 69 years old
She impressively returned to this legendary role in a theater adaption in 2018 at the age of 67. Notably, Cathy co-manages the successful production firm McCoy Rigby Entertainment with her husband.
