OLGA KORBUT

One sport that needs a really good sense of balance is gymnastics. And who is the queen of balance? Russian Olympic gymnast, Olga korbut!
Olga Korbut was born in 1955 in Grodno. At the time Grodno was part of the USSR (The Soviet Union).
            She studied in a school that had a special programme for sports people. She began to

train for the Olympic team.

            At the Olympic Games in 1972, Olga was 17 years old and the youngest member of the 

team. She was also very small, only 1.5 metres tall, but she was very strong. Her routines were fast and exciting, and she was everyone’s favourite gymnast.

            

Olga Korbut won four gold medals and two silver medals for the USSR in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics.

In 1972, she performed new moves including the Korbut Flip. They don’t do this move in competitions now because people think it is too dangerous!
            It is still exciting to watch Olga Korbut’s routines but, don’t forget she had to train for many hours every to become a top gymnast. Would you like to be a gymnast?