A lightning rod of grace and balance on the Uneven Bars and Floor Exercise, she won 10 medals (5 gold) at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics. Before her, Ukrainian natives Nina Bocharova and Viktor Chukarin were the most decorated Soviet gymnasts at the 1952 Games in Helsinki, the first ever for the USSR. More @Wikipedia
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