Olga Vasilyevna Mostepanova is a retired former Soviet gymnast.
12 Facts About Olga Mostepanova
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Olga Mostepanova won three gold medals at the World Championships.
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Olga Mostepanova herself stated that she was born on 3 January 1969 in Moscow.
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Olga Mostepanova is married and the mother of five children.
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Olga Mostepanova remained at Dinamo, where she trained under coach Anna Anikina and later Vladimir Aksyonov.
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Olga Mostepanova enjoyed success in various junior international events, including the 1980 Champions All meet and the 1982 Junior European Championships, where she won the balance beam title, placed second on the vault and third in the all-around.
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Olga Mostepanova had a strong senior debut in 1983, winning two gold medals and two silvers at the 1983 World Championships.
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Olga Mostepanova was considered an excellent medal prospect for the 1984 Olympics; however, due to the Eastern Bloc boycott, she did not compete in the Games.
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Olga Mostepanova led the Soviet team at the Friendship Games, the "alternative Olympics" for countries that had participated in the boycott.
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Olga Mostepanova nearly achieved this feat in both the qualifying round and the team finals as well, earning 10.0s on three of her four events.
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In total, Olga Mostepanova earned twelve 10s in Olomouc and left with five of the six possible gold medals: team, all-around, vault, balance beam and floor exercise.
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Olga Mostepanova has one eponymous skill listed in the Code of Points.