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Athlete
Oksana Chusovitina
Famoose for
Competing in eight Olympic Games as a gymnast.
Olympic team gold · Vault silver
- Born
- 19 June 1975
- Birthplace
- Bukhara, Uzbekistan
More people
Oksana Chusovitina
Oksana Chusovitina is an Uzbek gymnast whose elite career has lasted far beyond the sport’s usual retirement age.
Early life
Bukhara
Began gymnastics as a child.
Soviet programme
Developed through the Soviet training system.
Career
- 1991
World champion
Won world championship golds.
- 1990s–2000s
International career
Represented Uzbekistan and later Germany.
- 2010s–2020s
Uzbekistan return
Continued elite competition.
Achievements
Olympic team gold
Won with the Unified Team.
Vault silver
Won an individual Olympic medal for Germany.
Eighth Olympics
Competed in Tokyo at 46.
Beyond gymnastics
Family health
Moved to Germany while her son received leukaemia treatment.
Coaching
Combined training with coaching work.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Unknown author Unknown author. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
