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Olga Korbut: Fearless Gymnast

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Book Description
In 1972, at the age of 17, Olga dazzled the world with her creative gymnastic style. Her signature backflip was a daredevilish innovation that had never before been seen in competition. At the Munich Games, where she won three gold medals and one silver medal, Olga was originally slotted to be an alternate and got to compete only because of a teammate's injury!

The Olympic Games never l... More

Book Information
PublisherBlackbirch Press Thomson Gale
BindingLibrary Binding
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages64
ISBN-101567110029
ISBN-13978-1567110029
Publication Date09/1992
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About Wayne Coffey (Author) : Wayne Coffey is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Wayne Coffey include The Boys of Winter, Winning Basketball for Girls (Winning Sports for... more
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