Replay 15 Years Ago in Sports Illustrated

Edited by Steve Wulf

August 05, 1991

Nadia Awed Ya read the headline over the Aug. 2, 1976, story on 14-year-old gymnast Nadia Comaneci of Romania, who scored seven perfect 10s at the Montreal Olympics. One THEY SAID IT in that issue was from U.S. javelin thrower Kate Schmidt, then 22. Asked if there had been any hanky-panky in the Olympic Village despite its strict rules, Schmidt said, "I certainly hope so."