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At the Olympic games of 2016 qualified speakers for the USSR gymnast

На ОИ-2016 квалифицировалась выступавшая за СССР гимнастка

Two-time world champion in artistic gymnastics at the USSR national team, Oksana Chusovitina, now representing Uzbekistan, has managed to qualify for the Olympics in 2016. It is reported TASS.

The test events in Rio de Janeiro, the 40-year-old Chusovitina took the final 45-e a place. This result was enough to become the owner of Olympic tickets. In the case of access to Olympic podium, she will become the first gymnast in history, which managed to play in seven Games.

Chusovitina took part in six Olympic games. First for her was the Olympic games of 1992 in Barcelona, when the United team won the team championship.

Debut athletes at the world Championships came in 1991-the year when she’s in the USSR team in the American Indianapolis has won two gold and one silver medal.

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