Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci scored the world’s first perfect 10 for gymnastics at the 1976 Olympics.
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The 2000 Summer Olympic Games opened in Sydney, Australia.
The world's first Winter Olympics took place in Chamonix, France.
Australian swimmer Kyle Chalmers won the 100-meter freestyle gold medal in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Charlotte Cooper won a gold medal, making her the first individual female Olympic champion.
Fifteen-year-old Tara Lipinski became the youngest Olympic figure skating gold medalist.