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Olga Korbut
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Person

Olga Korbut

b. 1955

Belarusian gymnast (*1955)

Born
16 May 1955 · Hrodna
Part ofBelarus1385 – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 82 years
  1. 16 May 1955BornBorn in Hrodna
  2. 1972AwardAssociated Press Athlete of the Year
  3. 1988AwardInternational Gymnastics Hall of Fame

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1955 – today).

  1. 1955 – 1975Vietnam War
  2. 1956Hungarian Revolution of 1956
  3. 1956Suez Crisis
  4. 19581958 FIFA World Cup
  5. 1959Antarctic Treaty System
  6. 19621962 FIFA World Cup
  7. 1962Cuban Missile Crisis
  8. 19661966 FIFA World Cup
  9. 1966 – 1976Cultural Revolution
  10. 1968Prague Spring
  11. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  12. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  13. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  14. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  15. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  16. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  17. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  18. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  19. 1985Schengen Agreement
  20. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  21. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  22. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  23. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  24. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  25. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  26. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  27. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  28. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  29. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  30. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  31. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  32. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  33. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  34. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  35. 20112011 Norway attacks
  36. 2011Libyan civil war
  37. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  38. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  39. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  40. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war

Biography

Olga Valentinovna Korbut (born 16 May 1955) 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.

Korbut retired from gymnastics in 1977 at the age of 22, considered young for gymnasts of the period, but her influence and legacy in gymnastics were far-reaching. Korbut's 1972 Olympic performances are widely credited as redefining gymnastics, changing the sport from emphasising ballet and elegance to acrobatics, as well as changing gymnastics from a niche sport to one of the most popular sports in the world. She emigrated to the United States in 1991, where she now lives and trains gymnasts. She became a citizen in 2000.

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