Russian athletes competed under the flag of the Soviet Union in 1972. The athlete representing the Soviet Union that won the most gold medals in gymnastics at the 1972 Summer Games was Olga Korbut with 3 (team all-around, balance beam, floor exercise). She was born in Belarus.
The Russian born gymnast that won the most gold medals was Lyudmila Turishcheva with 2 (team all-around and individual all-around).
Olga Korbut was the Russian that dazzled crowds at the summer Munich Olympic Games of 1972. Korbut won three gold medals. She also competed in the 1976 Olympics.
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Mark Spitz.
Olga Korbut
Mark Spitz won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics held in Munich, Germany.
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Olga Korbut.
Olga Korbut is a Soviet gymnast who won four gold medals and two silver medals in the Olympics in 1972 and 1976. Korbut was also the creator of the Korbut Flip, which is performed on the uneven bars and balance beam.
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Soviet Union (50).
Mark Spitz.