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All-Around. Olga Valentinovna Korbut [nb 1] (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 ...
Feb 10, 2002 · Olga Korbut, gymnast who at age 17 won adoration of world after winning three Olympic gold medals in 1972, has had troubled, melancholy life since then; Korbut, now 46, was accused of...
Feb 28, 2017 · By Corky Siemaszko. Olga Korbut, the former Soviet gymnast who first backflipped into history at the 1972 Munich games, has sold off her Olympic medals. Olga Korbut, of Russia, won the...
Mar 20, 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. In 1969 she competed in her first U.S.S.R. championship, placing fifth.
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. Team Soviet Union. Artistic Gymnastics. Olympic Medals. 4 G. 2 S. Games Participations 2. First Olympic Games Munich 1972. Year of Birth 1955. Olympic Results. Biography. Olga Korbut became the star of the 1972 Munich Games with a series of dramatic performances.
Olga Korbut: Winning Hearts | Britannica. Home Sports & Recreation Olympic Sports. Olga Korbut: Winning Hearts. For someone who needed a teammate’s misfortune to even make the team in 1972, tiny Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut had little trouble snagging the sport’s spotlight and endearing herself to millions.
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