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Olympic medal record
Women's Artistic Gymnastics
Gold 1972 Munich Team competition
Gold 1972 Munich Balance beam
Gold 1972 Munich Floor exercise
Gold 1976 Montreal Team competition
Silver 1972 Munich Uneven bars
Silver 1976 Montreal Balance beam

Olga Valentinovna Korbut (Belarusian: Вольга Валянцінаўна Корбут, Volha Valancinaŭna Korbut; Russian: Ольга Валентиновна Корбут) (b. Gymnastics has been contested at every Summer Olympic Games since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was Gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events 6 for women and 8 for men The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Montreal, Quebec Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events 6 for women and 8 for men The Belarusian language, or Belorussian,(беларуская мова BGN/PCGN: byelaruskaya mova, Scientific: belaruskaja mova Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages May 16, 1955 in Hrodna), also known as the Sparrow from Minsk, is a Belarusian, Soviet-born gymnast who won four gold medals and two silver medals at the Summer Olympics, in which she competed in 1972 and 1976 for the USSR team. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Belarusians or Belorussians (Беларусы Biełarusy previously also spelled Belarussians, Byelorussians and Belorusians, also The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Munich, in what was The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Montreal, Quebec The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991

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Early life

Korbut, who started training at age 8, entered a Belarusian sports school headed by coach Renald Knysh at age 11. The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (abbreviated as Byelorussian SSR or BSSR) (Беларуская Савецкая Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка Korbut's first trainer was Elena Volchetskaya (an Olympian); she was moved to Knysh's group a year later. The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan With him, she learned a difficult backward somersault on the balance beam.

She ended fifth at her first competition in the 1969 USSR championships. The next year, she won a gold medal in the vault. Due to illness and injury she was unable to compete in many of the tournaments prior to the 1972 Olympics.

The Olympics

At the Olympics, her acrobatics and open display of emotion, in contrast to the stereotypically cold eastern bloc athlete, captivated the Munich audiences, and there she became the first person ever to do a backward somersault on the balance beam in competition. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. She also was the first to do standing backward somersault on bars, and a back somersault to swingdown (Korbut Flip) on beam. There are two Gymnastics skills that are known by the name Korbut Flip. Her bars move is no longer seen in high level gymnastics but the tuck back and Korbut Flip are still very popular (2003 world beam champion Fan Ye performed both in her routine). There are two Gymnastics skills that are known by the name Korbut Flip. This excellence in technical skills overthrew the sport's traditional emphasis on artistry.

During the Olympics, Korbut was one of the favourites for the all-around after her dynamic performance in the team competition. However, she missed her mount on bars three times and the title went to her teammate Ludmilla Tourischeva. Ludmilla Ivanovna Tourischeva (Russian Людми́ла Ива́новна Тури́щева alternate spellings Ludmilla Turischeva Ludmilla Tourischcheva Ljudmila Notwithstanding, she ended up winning three gold medals, for the balance beam, floor exercise and team, and one silver medal in the uneven bars. However, she is most famous for her uneven bars and balance beam routines. Her Olympic achievement earned her the ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. ABC's Wide World of Sports was a long-running Sports Anthology show on American Television that ran as a series from 1961 to 1998

In 1973 she won the Russian and World Student (i. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. e. , University) Games and a silver medal in the all-around at the European Championships.

The Soviet coaches and officials had designated Olga as the woman who could beat Romanian prodigy Nadia Comaneci in the 1976 Summer Olympics at Montreal. Nadia Elena Comăneci (originally Comăneci /komə'neʧʲ/ born November 12 1961 is a Romanian gymnast, winner of five Olympic gold medals The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Montreal, Quebec Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec But Olga was injured and her performances were under-par. She was overshadowed not only by Comaneci but by her own teammate Nellie Kim. Nellie Vladimirovna Kim ( Russian: rus Нелли Владимировна Ким b But she did collect a team gold medal and an individual silver medal for the balance beam.

Retirement and Life after the Olympics

She graduated from the Grodno Pedagogical Institute in 1977 and retired from gymnastics competition thereafter. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays She married Leonid Bortkevich, who was a member of a popular Belarusian folk band Pesniary. Pesniary (also spelled Pesnyary) Belarusian: Песняры pʲesʲnʲa'rɨ is a legendary group from the Soviet Union born in the( Byelorussian SSR) The couple had a son, Richard, in 1979. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) In 1991, she immigrated to the United States. Korbut and Bortkevich divorced in 2000. She married Alex Voinich in 2000, and they divorced in 2007. In 2002, Korbut lived in Norcross, Georgia, a suburb northeast of Atlanta, but had moved to Scottsdale, Arizona by 2004. Norcross is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. Scottsdale ( O'odham Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ; Yaqui Eskatel) is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona,

In 2002, Korbut was charged with shoplifting, for which she paid a fine and completed a diversion program in lieu of prosecution. [1] She was also investigated after $30,000 in counterfeit money was found in an abandoned house that she once owned and whose last occupant was her son. [2]

The legacy

Korbut was a highly decorated athlete, with four Olympic gold medals to her credit. But it is not her results for which she is most remembered. The media whirl that surrounded her after her Olympic debut in 1972 caused a surge of young girls to join their local gymnastic clubs. A sport which had previously seldom been noticed now made headlines. She also contributed to a change in the whole direction of the sport. Prior to 1972, the athletes were rather older and there was a greater focus on elegance than on acrobatics. In the decade after Korbut first came to the world's attention, this completely changed.

In 1988 Korbut was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, located in Oklahoma City, USA, is a Hall of Fame dedicated to honoring the achievements and contributions of [3]

Trivia

In 2002 she participated in Celebrity Boxing 2, fighting Darva Conger, but losing by unanimous decision. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Celebrity Boxing was a FOX television show in which celebrities whose careers and/or notoriety had waned were pitted against each other in exhibition boxing matches Darva Conger (born September 21 1966 or 1965 is a former emergency room Nurse who was selected as the winner on the 2000 Reality television show Who

External links

References

  1. ^ Olga Korbut Arrested for Shoplifting.
  2. ^ 30 Years of Hard Falls for Olga Korbut. The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG or International Federation of Gymnastics (IFG is the governing body of competitive Gymnastics.
  3. ^ OLGA KORBUT. International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Retrieved on May 12, 2007. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.


Olympic champions in artistic gymnastics – women's team competition

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