Svetlana Khorkina, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Svetlana Khorkina

Russian artistic gymnast

Date of Birth: 19-Jan-1979

Place of Birth: Belgorod, Belgorod Oblast, Russia

Profession: politician, artistic gymnast

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Svetlana Vasilyevna Khorkina (Russian: ???????? ?????????? ???????; born 19 January 1979) is a retired Russian artistic gymnast.
She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the 2004 Summer Olympics.
During her career, Khorkina won seven Olympic medals and twenty World Championship medals.
Over time, she medaled in every event at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
She was also the first gymnast to win three all-around titles at the World Championships and only the second female artistic gymnast ever, after Nadia Comaneci, to win three European All-Around titles.
Svetlana Khorkina has to be regarded as one of the very most successful female gymnasts of all time.At the Opening Ceremony of the 2019 Winter Universiade she lit the fire, together with bandy player Sergey Lomanov.