Artefacts

Tokyo 2020, leotard worn by Oksana CHUSOVITINA (UZB), eight time Olympian and Olympic champion with her team in Barcelona 1992.

Physical description

Sleeveless leotard in crushed velvet with glass stones and a large 8 on the chest.

Created

Created: Li-Ning

Used

Used: Oksana CHUSOVITINA

Materials

textile, elastane, polyamide

Colors

white, blue, green

Dimension

60 x 32 cm, 122 g

Type of item

Sport equipment -> leotard

Reference number

237544

Keywords

Olympic champion Tokyo 2020, Olympic Games Barcelona 1992, Olympic Games USSR (1922-1989)Uzbekistan Female Artistic Gymnastics longevity

Notes

Tokyo 2020, leotard worn by Oksana CHUSOVITINA (UZB), eight-time Olympian and gymnastic Olympic team champion in Barcelona in 1992. Uzbekistan’s Oksana Chusovitina, 46, competed in Tokyo at her eighth Olympic Games. She is the oldest gymnast in Games history. “I love gymnastics. I tell myself: why not train and perform while you still can?” she said. “If I’d stopped, I think I would have strongly regretted it.” Donated by the athlete