You've probably seen some of the most famous gymnasts in the entire world. Some are more well-known than others. We've previously discussed Elfi Shlegal, Larisa Latynina (and Simone Biles). These women are the best. We also talked about their influence on the world. These women are extraordinary and have had a profound impact on the sport and culture of the world.
Simone Biles
Simone Biles' dominance is hard to dispute. The 19-time world all-around champion now has more world titles than any other female gymnast. She has also won more U.S. medals since the 1970s. She has four of her eponymous skills at present, with another likely to be added at Tokyo Olympics.
Nadia Comaneci
Nadia Comaneci from Romania is an icon in the sport gymnastics. In 1976, she was the first gymnast to achieve a perfect score of "10" at an Olympic competition. Technical limitations made it impossible to display the expected "10" on the scoreboard. Comaneci then went on to achieve six more perfect 10s, earning the title of best gymnast in history.
Larisa Latynina
In the sport world, Larisa Latynin is a well-known figure. Passionate gymnast, she actively takes part in her country's Olympic preparations. She served as the torchbearer in Beijing for the Winter Olympics 2006.
Elfi Schlegal
Elfi Schlal is one of Canada’s most successful gymnasts. She was awarded a gold medal at 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton and was three-time All-American. A graduate of the University of Utah, Elfi remained part of the Canadian National Gymnastics team until 1985. Later, Elfi covered the Olympic women’s gymnastics events at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Svetlana Khorkina
Svetlana Khorkina was born on January 19, 1979, in Belgorod, Russia. She was one of the top favorites for the 2004 Athens Olympics, qualifying for the all-around final and the bars final. Russia won the bronze medal in the team competition. She was also a part of the 1996 and 2000 Russian teams. She was part the 1996 and 2000 Russian team, which were top contenders. However, the 2004 Russian team was not as talented.
Kohei Uchimura
Kohei Umimura is considered one of Japan’s greatest gymnasts. The Japanese gymnastics team barely qualified for the Olympic games after the Uchimura was the only veteran on the team. Although he came last in his first competition, he quickly developed a strict training schedule, visualising his techniques in a notebook. He was 17 when he went to Tokyo to train. He was invited to the Olympics in Beijing one year later. In the all-around, he received a silver award. He took home seven medals.