First Perfect Score in Olympic History – 40th Anniversary

July 18, 1976. At the Montreal Olympics, Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci scored the first 10 in Olympic history with her flawless performance of the compulsory exercise on the uneven bars. The scoreboard displayed a 1.00 because it couldnt go up to 10. Comaneci had seven total perfect scores and won five medals, including the gold for all-around performance. Four months previous to the Olympics, Comaneci had earned the first perfect score in international gymnastics competition history.