Olga Karasyova (USSR)
(née Kharlova)

1969 European AA Silver Medalist and FX Champion
1970 World FX Silver Medalist

Medal Total

Olympic Games:  1 Gold
World Championships:  1 Gold, 2 Silver
European Championships:  1 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze

Olga was coached by Igor Zhuravlev at CSKA Moscow.  She was married to fellow gymnast Valery Karasyov, and studied French at the Pedagogical Institute.

Competition Results

1965
Jr. USSR Championships:  1st AA

1966
USSR Championships:  6th AA, 5th V, 5th B
USSR Cup:  7th AA
USSR World Trials:  5th AA
World Championships:  2nd Team, 15th AA
Yerevan Invitational:  4th AA

1967
Pre-Olympics:  10th AA
USSR Championships:  7th AA, 3rd FX

1968
Olympic Games:  1st Team, 7th AA, 5th FX
USSR Championships:  4th AA, 4th V, 4th UB
USSR Cup:  5th AA

1969
European Championships:  2nd AA, 1st FX, 2nd UB, 2nd B, 3rd FX
Moscow Championships:  1st AA, 1st B, 1st FX
USSR Championships:  4th AA, 1st FX, 4th UB
USSR Cup:  3rd AA
USSR-GDR-ROM:  2nd Team, 1st AA, 1st FX, 2nd V, 2nd B, 5th UB

1970
All-Union Individual Event Competition:  1st FX
USSR Championships:  7th AA, 1st FX, 4th B
USSR Cup:  5th AA
USSR-GDR:  1st Team, 1st AA
World Championships:  1st Team, 7th AA, 2nd FX

1971
USSR Championships:  2nd AA, 1st B, 1st FX, 2nd V
USSR Cup:  3rd AA
USSR Spartakiade:  2nd AA

1972
USSR Championships:  4th AA, 6th V

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