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Olga Korbut Honors
Medals Total:
 Olympics:
4 Gold, 2 Silver
World
Championships: 2 Gold, 3 Silver
European
Championships: 1 Silver
1972:
Munich Olympic Games: Won 4 medals at Olympics: 3 Gold, 1 Silver.
1972:
Named Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year.
1972:
ABC Sports recognized Olga as the Athlete of the Year.
1973:
Top Athlete of the Year in the USA.
1974:
Named by BBC “Top Athlete of the Year" in England
1975:
Rewarded with the “Golden Tuning Fork” and named the Woman of the Year
in San Remo, Monaco by Unesko.
1976:
Olga Korbut competed in the World Championships. Won 5 medals: 2 Gold,
3 Silver.
1976:
Montreal Olympic Games: Won 2 medals at Olympics: 1 Gold, 1 Silver.
Many awards and honors quickly followed her success in
Munich. In 1972, the Associated Press named her “Female of the Year”
and ABC Television, “Top Athlete of the Year.” In 1975, the Women’s
Sports Foundation selected her “Athlete of the Year”.
Named:
Mother of Gymnastics.
1991:
Olga moved to the USA and began teaching gymnastic to Americans.
1994:
Olga was named a Sport Illustrated 40th Anniversary Honoree.
2001:
Olga was in the Sport llustrated July issue for their special edition
on sport figures who made a difference in sports and where they are
now.
2001:
Interviewed on CNN the day the IOC named the host city for 2008
Olympics.
PUBLICATIONS:
13 books in different countries
Over 450,000 magazines and newspapers in all countries in 1972,
Olga Korbut captured the heart of the World with her
performance at the Munich Olympics. In doing so, she introduced the
sport of gymnastics to hundreds of thousands of young girls across the
United States.
Following the Olympics, Olga extensively toured this country
with her fellow teammates, mesmerizing all that were fortunate enough
to see her in person.
Bibliography
Findling, John E. and Pelle, Kimberly D. (1996). Historical Dictionary
of the Modern Olympic Movement. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
Johnson, Anne Janette (1996). Great Women in Sports. Detroit,
MI: Visible Ink Press.
Markel, Robert, exec. ed. (1997). The Women's Sports
Encyclopedia. New York: Henry Holt and Company, Inc.
Suponev, Michael (1975). Olga Korbut: A Biographical
Portrait. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Woolum, Janet (1992). Outstanding Women Athletes: Who They
Are and How They Influenced Sports in America. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press.
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