An age-defying gymnast has made history at this year's Olympics by being the oldest woman to ever appear at the Games.
Oksana Chusovitina is competing at her seventh Olympics this year representing Uzbekistan, another record, at the age of 41
The
feat is made all the more amazing by the fact that she has a
17-year-old son - the same age of many of the girls she competing
against including Team GB star Elissa Downie.
Chusovitina pictured above with her 17-year-old son Alishar. Alishar's father is Uzbek Olympic wrestler Bakhodir Kurbanov
But
the incredible athlete has proven she isn't just there to make up the
numbers, matching her younger counterparts all the way to qualify for
the vault finals.
This is the seventh time that Chusovitina has competed at the Olympics.
Her first Olympics were in 1992, representing the Unified Team of former
USSR countries
In fact, Chusovitina
actually won her first Olympic medal - a team gold in 1992 - almost five
years before Team USA star Simone Biles was even born
I really love the sport, I
love to give pleasure to the public. I love to come out and perform for
the public and for the fans,' said Chusovitina, who has competed under
the Soviet Union, Unified Team, German and Uzbek flags during her career
On SundayAug 08,2016, Chusovitina qualified in the vault competition. She's pictured above performing on the balance beam on Sunday Aug 08,2016
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