Olga Korbut Colouring Page
Here's a fun colouring page of Olga Korbut, the young Russian gymnast who wowed the world with her performances in the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games.
Olga Korbut
Olga Korbut (1955 - present), won four gold medals and two silver medals for the USSR in the Summer Olympics of 1972 and 1976 with her charming, innovative and technically brilliant gymnastics. She caught the world's imagination and made gymnastics popular all over the world. Olga now lives in the US.
Fun fact: In 1972 Olga performed a number of brand new and astonishing moves in her routines, including what became known as the "Korbut flip", which you can see in slow motion in the second video below.
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Olga Korbut
Olga Korbut Poster
Here's a fun poster of Olga Korbut, the wonderful Russian gymnast who stunned the world in the 1972 Olympic Games!
Olga Korbut Worksheet
Kids can do some research about Olga Korbut, the Russian gymnast, then fill in this fun worksheet.
Olga Korbut Writing Page
Use these writing pages for a project on Olga Korbut, star of the gymnastic arena at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games!
