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6 days ago · Olga Korbut wows crowd at Munich 1972 Olympics At the age of 17, Belarusian gymnast Olga Korbut won three gold medals and produced a move that would become known as the Korbut Flip. June 23, 2024 ...
6 days ago · A 17-year-old Olga Korbut won three gold medals in gymnastics at the Munich 1972 Olympics. Yet it was in a performance that only secured a silver medal that she produced the most spectacular move of her Munich 1972 campaign and, so too, career.
3 days ago · Olga Korbut, a Soviet gymnast, became a media star after winning a gold medal in the team competition event, failing to win in the individual all-around after a fall (she was beaten by teammate Lyudmilla Turischeva), and finally winning two gold medals in the balance beam and the floor exercise events.
4 days ago · Larisa Semyonovna Latynina ( Russian: Лариса Семёновна Латынина, née Diriy, Дирий; born 27 December 1934) is a former Soviet artistic gymnast. Between 1956 and 1964 she won 14 individual Olympic medals and four team medals. She holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals by a gymnast, male or female ...
2 days ago · Svetlana Khorkina - Wikipedia. Svetlana Vasilyevna Khorkina ( Russian: Светлана Васильевна Хоркина; born 19 January 1979) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the 2004 Summer Olympics. During her career, Khorkina won seven Olympic medals and twenty World Championship medals.
Rightfully an absolute classic Olga Korbut - Munich 1972 Olympics. I’ve got some feelings/memories. According to my mom, this is what started my lifelong love affair with gymnastics. There is a picture of me watching it that’s pretty blurry because I was jumping and spinning. I was four.
Jun 20, 2024 · Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut and weightlifter Vasily Alekseyev made their Olympic debuts in 1972. Teófilo Stevenson of Cuba won the first of his three boxing gold medals in the heavyweight division.
