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Oksana Chusovitina

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Oksana Chusovitina is an artistic gymnast, born on 19 June 1975, whose elite career has lasted more than three decades. She is the only gymnast ever to compete at eight Olympic Games and one of only two women to appear at the Olympics for three different national teams: the Unified Team in 1992, Uzbekistan and Germany. She holds the record for the most individual World Championships medals on a single event, nine on the vault, and she continued to compete after becoming a mother. She was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2017.

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Birth Year
1975 1
Gender
Female 2
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
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Olympic Games, Competitions
Source Oksana Chusovitina (Wikipedia)

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Gymnastics, Sports
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Nationality

Uzbekistan

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Oksana Aleksandrovna Chusovitina (Russian: Оксана Александровна Чусовитина; born 19 June 1975) is an Uzbekistani artistic gymnast who previously represented the Soviet Union and Germany.
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1. Oksana Chusovitina (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth date
    born 19 June 1975
  • Lead, honours
    Chusovitina holds the record for the most individual world championship medals in a single event (nine, on the vault).
  • Lead, nationality
    Oksana Aleksandrovna Chusovitina (Russian: Оксана Александровна Чусовитина; born 19 June 1975) is an Uzbekistani artistic gymnast who previously represented the Soviet Union and Germany.
  • Plays: Gymnastics, Lead, profession
    Oksana Aleksandrovna Chusovitina (Russian: Оксана Александровна Чусовитина; born 19 June 1975) is an Uzbekistani artistic gymnast who previously represented the Soviet Union and Germany.
  • Competed In: Olympic Games, Lead, Olympic Games
    She is the only gymnast ever to compete in eight Olympic Games
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2. Olympedia: Olympedia athlete page 29304
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Sex Female
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