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Olga Valentinovna Korbut (born 16 May 1955) is a retired Belarusian gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. Nicknamed the " Sparrow from Minsk ", she won four gold medals and two silver medals at the Summer Olympic Games , in which she competed in 1972 and 1976 for the Soviet team, [1] and was the inaugural inductee to the ...
May 17, 2024 · Olga Korbut (born May 16, 1955, Grodno, Belorussia, U.S.S.R. [now Hrodna, Belarus]) is a Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. At age 11, Korbut entered a Soviet sports school led by Renald Knysh, her future coach.
Oct 23, 2023 · Olga Korbut amazed the world with some absolutely mind blowing moves 🤩. Olympics. 11.6M subscribers. Subscribed. 361K. 7.5M views 7 months ago #Beijing2022 #Tokyo2020. 📲 Subscribe to...
Feb 28, 2017 · Gymnastics legend Olga Korbut, who first backflipped into history at the 1972 Munich games, has sold off her Olympic medals.
Oct 22, 2012 · Check out our website: https://oly.ch/WatchLiveSport Olga Korbut captured the public imagination with her charismatic and daring performances in the team competition at the 1972 Munich Games,...
Olga Korbut became the star of the 1972 Munich Games with a series of dramatic performances. She captured the public imagination with her charismatic and daring performances in the team competition at the 1972 Munich Games, aged just 17 year old.
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May 23, 2018 · Belarussian gymnast. O lga Korbut brought qualities to Olympic gymnastics that few had seen before. She brought innovation — her backwards flips from the balance beam and the uneven bars became a staple of the sport's repertoire.
In 1988, Olga became the first inductee into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Perhaps no other gymnast ever did more to promote participation in the sport of gymnastics than did OLGA KORBUT. Her radiant smile and personality illuminated the world to the joys of gymnastics.
Mar 22, 2018 · KORBUT, Olga. Inducted: International women’s Sports Hall of Fame, 1982 Special Guest & Significant Contributor to U.S. Women’s Gymnastics Born: May 16, 1955, Grodno, Belarus. There is little doubt that the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany were unique.
Olga Korbut burst onto the world’s gymnastics scene at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, amazing experts with her flexibility and daring moves. A fall on the uneven parallel bars dropped her to seventh overall in the all-around individual.
