Bela Karolyi, the legendary and controversial Romanian American gymnastics coach who helped lead Mary Lou Retton, Nadia ...

A legendary gymnastics coach died Friday, according to USA Gymnastics. Bela Karolyi, best known for training legends Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton, died at 82. No cause of death was given.

While his legacy surpasses him, the coach was known the most for being Nadia Comaneci‘s coach. Under his guidance, the Romanian etched her name in history, becoming the first Olympic gymnast to ...

Bela Karolyi, the larger-than-life coach who led Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton to Olympic gold while revolutionizing the sport of gymnastics, only to see his legacy destroyed by allegations of ...

Bela Karolyi and his wife Marta also coached Mary Lou Retton, Kerri Strug, Dominique Moceanu and many more Olympic champions.

Nov 17 (Reuters) - Former Romania and United States coach Bela Karolyi, who trained Nadia Comaneci to become the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics, has died aged 82, USA ...

Bela Karolyi, the larger-than-life coach who led Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton to Olympic gold while revolutionizing the sport of gymnastics, only to see his legacy destroyed by allegations ...

Béla Károlyi, who has died aged 82, was a Romanian gymnastics coach who came to prominence as a trainer of Nadia Comăneci in the 1970s and went on to steer dozens of female athletes to world ...

He went on to coach the Romanian team at the 1980 Moscow ... leaving a mark on the nation's gymnastic history. Nadia Comaneci of Romania in action in the floor exercise during the Olympic games ...

Bela Karolyi, the charismatic if polarizing gymnastics coach who turned young women ... champions in the U.S. and Romania, including Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton. “A big impact and ...