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Svetlana Khorkina

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Svetlana Khorkina is a Russian artistic gymnast born January 19, 1979, who specialized in the uneven bars. She won Olympic gold on uneven bars at both the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Games, part of seven career Olympic medals overall, and won 20 World Championship medals including three all-around titles in 1997, 2001 and 2003, becoming the first gymnast ever to win three world all-around titles.

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Birth Year
1979 1
Birth Date
1979-01-19 1
Nationality
Russian 1
Career Highlight
Seven-time Olympic medalist and twenty-time World Championship medalist who became the first gymnast to win three all-around titles at the World Championships. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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1. Wikipedia: Svetlana Khorkina
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  • opening sentence, parenthetical date of birth
    born 19 January 1979) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast.
  • opening sentence, year within parenthetical date of birth
    born 19 January 1979) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast.
  • opening sentence, nationality descriptor
    born 19 January 1979) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast.
  • second sentence, Olympic and World Championship medal count
    During her career, Khorkina won seven Olympic medals and twenty World Championship medals.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Svetlana Vasilyevna Khorkina (Russian: Светлана Васильевна Хоркина; born 19 January 1979) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast.
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