Olga Bicherova

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Olga Bicherova
Full name Russian: Ольга Анатольевна Бичерова
Born (1967-10-26) 26 October 1967 (age 57)
Moscow, Russian SFSR
Gymnastics career
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Moscow Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Moscow All-Around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Budapest Team
World Cup Final
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1982 ZagrebAll-Around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1982 ZagrebVault
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1982 ZagrebFloor Exercise
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1982 ZagrebUneven Bars
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1982 ZagrebBalance Beam
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Gothenburg All-Around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1983 GothenburgVault
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1983 GothenburgFloor Exercise

Olga Anatolyevna Bicherova (born 26 October 1967 or 26 October 1966 in Moscow, Russian SFSR) is a retired Soviet gymnast, who won the women's all-around gold medal at the 1981 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

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Career

Bicherova began gymnastics at age 7, initially training at the CSKA Moscow sports school and later representing the Armed Forces sports society. Her first major success was at the 1980 Junior Friendship Tournament, where she won the team gold, all-around title and placed first on the vault. A year later, Bicherova won the team gold and all-around gold at the 1981 World Championships, starting a series of major international successes, which included the all-around title at both the 1982 World Cup and the 1983 European Championships. She didn't compete at the boycotted 1984 Summer Olympics and also missed the Friendship Games. Olga's youthful appearance at the 1981 Gymnastics Championship caused many to question her age (supposedly 15), and hence her eligibility to compete. [1]

Bicherova was an Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. Due to an elbow injury, she retired from gymnastics in 1988 and worked as a coach for some time. She married fellow Soviet gymnast Valentin Mogilny.

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Junior
1978Junior Prague-Moscow Dual MeetGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
1979Junior Friendship TournamentGold medal icon.svg95
Junior GDR-USSR Dual MeetSilver medal icon.svg
Junior USSR ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Junior USSR Cup5Silver medal icon.svg
1980Junior Friendship TournamentGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Junior GDR-USSR Dual Meet7
Junior USSR ChampionshipsBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
TBS CupGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Senior
1981Chunichi CupGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
European Championships 234
Junior Friendship TournamentGold medal icon.svg
Moscow ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svg
Schoolchildren's SpartakiadeGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg6
Tokyo CupGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
USSR Championships4Bronze medal icon.svg4
World Championships Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg8
1982Budapest InvitationalGold medal icon.svg
World Cup Final Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
USA-USSR Dual Meet7
1983
European Championships Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
USSR Cup18Silver medal icon.svg
World Championships Gold medal icon.svg5
1985 Summer Universiade Gold medal icon.svg
USSR Championships9
USSR Cup10
1986Leningrad International6Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
USSR Championships546
USSR Cup5
USSR Spartakiade46
1987USA-USSR Dual MeetGold medal icon.svg8
1988Champions All10

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References

  1. "Olga Bicherova (URS)". Gymnastics Greats. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27.
  2. "Olga Bicherova (USSR)". Gymn Forum. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2022.