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    Svetlana Khorkina

    Svetlana Khorkina

    Awards & Honours

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    Awards Won

    2

    Honours

    2

    Rankings

    3

    Records

    Svetlana Khorkina's medal collection is staggering: 47 medals from Olympics, Worlds, and Europeans. She is the only gymnast to win three World all-around titles, and her three European all-around titles place her alongside Nadia Comăneci as the only women to achieve that feat. Her longevity and consistency across three Olympic cycles set a standard that few have matched.Her innovative work on the uneven bars influenced the sport's evolution, and she remains a benchmark for greatness in gymnastics. Her record of medaling in every event at the World Championships underscores her versatility and dominance.

    Svetlana Khorkina receiving an award

    Awards

    Honours & Distinctions

    Order of Merit for the Fatherland

    Russian Government·2001

    Awarded for her contributions to sports

    Order of Friendship

    Russian Government·1997

    Recognized for her athletic achievements

    Rankings & Lists

    #1

    Greatest gymnast of all time

    Gymcastic·2020
    #1

    Best gymnast of the 1990s and early 2000s

    Olympics.com·2024

    Records & Feats

    First gymnast to win three World all-around titles

    Career Milestone·2001

    Won in 1997, 1999, and 2001, a feat no other gymnast has matched.

    One of only two female gymnasts to win three European all-around titles

    Historic First·2002

    Shared with Nadia Comăneci, achieved in 1998, 2000, and 2002.

    Medaled in every event at the World Championships

    Career Milestone·2003

    Across her career, she won medals in all six apparatus finals and the all-around.