Olga Korbut

Olga Korbutis a Belarusian gymnast, four-time Olympic champion, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR.

The first big success came to Olga in 1970, when she became the champion of the USSR in the vault and entered the national team of the Soviet Union.

The Belarusian gymnast became the first to perform somersaults on the balance beam. Olga is also known for the “Korbut Loop”, a unique element that she performed in 1972 during exercises on uneven bars at the Munich Olympics.