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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 International ...
Feb 28, 2017 · Olga Korbut, the former Soviet gymnast who first backflipped into history at the 1972 Munich games, has sold off her Olympic medals.
Jul 12, 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. 12.5M subscribers. Subscribed. 366K. 7.6M views 9 months ago #Beijing2022 #Tokyo2020. 📲 Subscribe to...
Oct 22, 2012 · Korbut made three errors on the uneven bars, the judges gave her a score of 7.5 and she wept with disappointment as she dropped to seventh place. Yet she recovered to claim gold in the floor ...
6 days ago · Gymnast Olga Korbut, competing for the Soviet Union, had just performed a signature move so dangerous that it's now banned in professional competition — the Korbut Flip, or Dead Loop — in ...
May 27, 2018 · How Olga Korbut Inspired a Generation of Gymnasts | The Olympics On The Record. 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Olga Korbut wins hearts and medals at the Olympic Games in...
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.
Aug 6, 2012 · Olga Korbut is one of the greatest gymnasts the Olympics has ever seen -- not just for her medal haul, but for her enduring legacy within the sport.
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.
