Gymnastics· Soviet Union
Olga Korbut
Olga Valentinovna Korbut is a Belarusian retired gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union.
- Overall rating
- 1500
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- Overall rank
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- provisional
- Gymnastics rating
- 1500
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Achievements
- Order of the Badge of Honour
- Order of Friendship of Peoples
- Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR
- Associated Press Athlete of the Year
- honorary citizen of Grodno
- International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
Background
Olga Valentinovna Korbut is a Belarusian retired 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, and was the inaugural inductee to the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1988.
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