Olga Valentinovna Korbut, also known as the "Sparrow from Minsk", is a Belarusian, Soviet-born gymnast who won four gold medals and two silver medals at the Summer Olympics, where she competed in 1972 and 1976 for the USSR team. Wikipedia
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Although she never won an Olympic or World Championship all-around title, Olga Korbut revolutionized and popularized the sport to a degree not matched before or since. www.intlgymnast.com/legends/korbut.html
Of all the 7,173 athletes who competed at the 1972 Munich Olympics, none captured the public imagination like 17-year-old gymnast Olga Korbut. www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=...
