We've all seen a few of the world's top gymnasts. Some are more famous than others. We've talked about Elfi Schlegal, Larisa Latynina, and Simone Biles. These women are the best. We've also discussed the impact that they have had on the world. These women's accomplishments are amazing and have had an enormous impact on the culture and sport of the world.
Simone Biles
Simone Biles' dominance is hard to dispute. The 19-time world champion all-around gymnast now holds more world titles that any other female gymnast. She has also won more U.S. medals since the 1970s. She currently has four skills that are named after her, and there is a possibility of adding a fifth at the Tokyo Olympics.
Nadia Comaneci
Nadia Comaneci is a Romanian gymnast who has made history within the sport of gymnastics. She was the first gymnast to score a perfect "10" at an Olympic competition in 1976. Technical limitations meant that there was only one "1" on the scoreboard instead of the expected 10. 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. A passionate gymnast, she actively participates in her country's Olympic preparations. She served as the torchbearer in Beijing for the Winter Olympics 2006.
Elfi Schlegal
Elfi Schlegal is one of Canada's most successful gymnasts. She won a silver medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games. Elfi, a graduate of the University of Utah was a member of the Canadian National Gymnastics Team until 1985. Later she was a reporter covering the Olympic women’s gymnastics competitions at both the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as well as the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Svetlana Khorkina
Svetlana Chorkina, a Russian gymnast, was born in Belgorod, Russia, on January 19, 1979. She was one of the top contenders for the 2004 Athens Olympics. 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 failed to qualify for the Olympic games because Uchimura was the only veteran. Although he came last in his first competition, he quickly developed a strict training schedule, visualising his techniques in a notebook. At the age of 17, he moved to Tokyo to train, and was selected for the national team. He was then selected to compete in the Olympics in Beijing in 2008. He won seven medals.