Autographs of Olga Korbut
Olga Valentinovna Korbut (born 16 May 1955) is a retired Belarusian gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. Nicknamed the "Sparrow from Minsk", she won four gold medals and two silver medals at the Summer Olympic Games, in which she competed in 1972 and 1976 for the Soviet team, and was the inaugural inductee to the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1988. More about Olga Korbut
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Korbut retired from gymnastics in 1977 at the age of 22, considered young for gymnasts of the period, but her influence and legacy in gymnastics were far-reaching. Korbut's 1972 Olympic performances are widely credited as redefining gymnastics, changing the sport from emphasising ballet and elegance to acrobatics, as well as changing gymnastics from a niche sport to one of the most popular sports in the world. She emigrated to the United States in 1991, where she lives and trains gymnasts, and became a citizen in 2000.
Korbut was born in Grodno to Valentin and Valentina Korbut. After World War II, the family moved to Grodno from Dubniaki (small town near Kalinkavichy). She started training at age 8, and entered a Belarusian sports school headed by coach Renald Knysh at age 9. There, Korbut's first trainer was Elena Volchetskaya, an Olympic gold medalist (1964), but she was moved to Knysh's group a year later. Initially he found her "lazy and capricious" but he also saw potential in her great talent, unusually supple spine, and charisma. With him, she learned a difficult backward somersault on the balance beam. She debuted this at a competition in the USSR in 1969. The same year, Korbut completed a backflip-to-catch on the uneven bars; this was the first backward release move ever performed by a woman on bars. Read even more about Olga Korbut at Wikipedia
Korbut was born in Grodno to Valentin and Valentina Korbut. After World War II, the family moved to Grodno from Dubniaki (small town near Kalinkavichy). She started training at age 8, and entered a Belarusian sports school headed by coach Renald Knysh at age 9. There, Korbut's first trainer was Elena Volchetskaya, an Olympic gold medalist (1964), but she was moved to Knysh's group a year later. Initially he found her "lazy and capricious" but he also saw potential in her great talent, unusually supple spine, and charisma. With him, she learned a difficult backward somersault on the balance beam. She debuted this at a competition in the USSR in 1969. The same year, Korbut completed a backflip-to-catch on the uneven bars; this was the first backward release move ever performed by a woman on bars. Read even more about Olga Korbut at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Olga Korbut
The most expensive item with a signature of Olga Korbut (Olga Korbut Signed Photo - Soviet Gymnist - BRILLIANT!!!! #346) was sold in November 2012 for £75.00 while the cheapest item (OLGA KORBUT BELARUSIAN GYMNAST 100% HAND SIGNED MAGAZINE PICTURE ON PAGE 1972) found a new owner for £2.83 in December 2014. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2021 with an average selling price of £28.75 for an autographed item of Olga Korbut. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2012 with £75.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £4.99 was January 2015. In average, an autographed item from Olga Korbut is worth £20.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Olga Korbut were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Athletics - Programme Signed By 23 Athletes - Colin Jackson & Olga Korbut +++ | £23.00 | |
| Olga Korbut & Mary Lou Retton - Olympic Gold Gymnasts - 2 x Signed Cards | £4.99 | |
| Olga Korbut '1972 & 1976 Olympic Gold Medal Winning Gymnast I/P Signed Photo | £20.00 | |
| Olga Korbut 'Olympic Gold Medal Winning Gymnast' In Person Signed Photograph | £18.50 | |
| OLGA KORBUT - 4 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALS- GYMNAST- 23x14 ART PRINT - SIGNED. | £19.99 | |
| Olga Korbut - Belarusian Gymnast - Hand Signed Colour Photograph | £7.50 | |
| Olga Korbut - Gold Medal Gymnast - Autographed Leotard PSA DNA pre certified | £63.32 | |
| Olga Korbut - Gold Medal Gymnast - Handwritten & Autographed Motivation Quote | £27.96 | |
| Olga Korbut - Gymnastics Athletics Signed 8x10 Photograph -Hand Signed with COA | £9.99 | |
| OLGA KORBUT SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO - UACC & AFTAL RD AUTOGRAPH - OLYMPIC GOLD | £49.99 | |
| olga korbut signed picture | £7.00 | |
| Olga Korbut Signed Sports Illustrated Magazine Cover BAS | £26.57 | |
| Olympic Gymnast Legend OLGA KORBUT hand signed photo | £28.50 | |
| ORIGINAL. RUSSIAN GYMNAST. OLGA KORBUT. 1972. OLYMPIC GAMES. MUNICH. SIGNED. | £12.00 | |
| Signed photographs genuine. Olga Korbut & Nadia Comaneci | £35.00 | |