Olga Korbut became the star of the 1972 Munich Games with a series of dramatic performances. She captured the public imagination with her charismatic and daring performances in the team competition at ...

SHE won hearts around the globe at the 1972 Olympics but former gymnast Olgut Korbut has been forced to sell off her medals — with one gold fetching more than $80,000. Thirty-two lots, including two ...

How much is a 1972 gold medal won by Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut worth? According to a recent auction, $66,000. Korbut let go of five of her medals, including the gold she won in team competition in ...

ARIZONA: Olga Korbut, the gymnastics darling of the 1972 Munich Olympics who has apparently fallen on hard times, has sold off her Games medals and other trophies through a USA auction house.

In 1972, the Soviet gymnast, Olga Korbut, was one of the stars of the Munich Olympics. Just four foot eleven, the "Sparrow from Minsk" charmed the world by breaking down in tears after messing up a ...

The US Secret Service is investigating the discovery of thousands of forged dollars in the home of Olympic gold medallist Olga Korbut and her husband. Wed, 06 Feb, 2002 - 14:19 The US Secret Service ...