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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
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of the Modern Olympic Movement. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.
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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. |
