Olga Korbut Autographs
Olga Valentinovna Korbut (born 16 May 1955) is a Belarusian retired 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.
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 now lives and trains gymnasts. She 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.
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Traded items with a signature of Olga Korbut
The most expensive item with a signature of Olga Korbut (Nadia Comaneci + Olga Korbut both signed TOP photo) was sold in March 2011 for $139.50 while the cheapest item (OLGA KORBUT OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO) found a new owner for $0.99 in June 2010. The month with the most items sold (10) was March 2010 with an average selling price of $9.99 for an autographed item of Olga Korbut. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2021 with $100.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.60 was June 2015. In average, an autographed item from Olga Korbut is worth $19.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Olga Korbut were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | (2) Olga Korbut Signed 8x10 Photos & (1) Magazine Page - Various Authenticators | $19.50 |  |
 | OLGA KORBUT (4x Gold 2x Silver) Signed Team Soviet Union 8x10 Photo (AIV COA) | $46.49 | |
| OLGA KORBUT 4X GOLD Signed Olympic Gymnastics 8x10 Photo + JSA COA *Noles2148* | $24.95 | |
| Olga Korbut Autographed 8x10 Photo Plastic Frame | $14.99 | |
 | Olga Korbut Autographed Signed Index Card Gymnast BAS Beckett Authenticated | $29.95 | |
| Olga Korbut Olympics Gold Gymnastics signed 8x10 photo autographed Beckett COA | $69.99 | |
| Olga Korbut Signed 5X7 Card 2012 “The Mother Of Gymnastics” 40th Anniversary | $5.00 | |
 | OLGA KORBUT SIGNED 8X10 PHOTO INSCRIBED "4X GOLD" - OLYMPIC GYMNAST | $54.99 | |
 | Olga Korbut signed 8x10 photo Olympic Gymnast Champion | $17.95 | |
| Olga Korbut SIGNED 8x10 Photo Olympic Gymnastics Champ GOLD PSA/DNA AUTOGRAPHED | $65.00 | |
 | Olga Korbut Signed Photo (11x14) | $75.00 | |
 | Olga Korbut Signed Vintage Sports Illustrated COVER ONLY 3/19/73 Authenticated | $49.29 | |
| Olga Korbut, Autograph In 10x15 Cm Photo | $13.81 | |
| OLGA KORBUT, Signed Index Card, While A Passenger In My Taxi | $4.99 | |
| Signed 8x10 OLGA KORBUT Russia Autographed photo - w/COA | $30.99 | |
Latest News about Olga Korbut
Olga Korbut Changed Gymnastics (08/07/2012): There are few Olympians who can say they redefined their sport, but that is just what former Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut did at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. ... Olga Korbut: 'The Sparrow from Minsk' who changed gymnastics (08/06/2012): There are few Olympians who can say they redefined their sport, but that is what former Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut did at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. 
London 2012 Olympics gymnastics: Beth Tweddle backed for gold by Olga Korbut (08/03/2012): Gymnast Beth Tweddle will win Olympic gold and herald the start of a new era of British gymnastics, according to four-time champion Olga Korbut. Gymnastics: Olga Korbut backs Beth Tweddle to win gold for Team GB (08/03/2012): Gymnast Beth Tweddle will win Olympic gold and herald the start of a new era of British gymnastics, according to four-time champion Olga Korbut. Olga Korbut, Jesse Owens, Michael Phelps: Which Olympian is the greatest? (08/02/2012): Kevin Garside: Olga Korbut (gymnastics)
Older News Stories about Olga Korbut
Up close with Olympic gold medalist Olga Korbut (07/2012): In 1972, the young, tiny, and fiercely athletic 17-year-old Russian gymnast Olga Korbut captured the world's attention at the Munich Olympic Games with bold stunts never before seen on the uneven bars and balance beam.
