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Larisa Semyonovna Latynina (Russian: Лариса Семёновна Латынина, née Diriy, Дирий; born 27 December 1934) is a former Soviet artistic gymnast. Between 1956 and 1964 she won 14 individual Olympic medals and four team medals.
- Larisa Semyonovna Latynina
- 1966
- 161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
- 1953–1966 (URS)
Mar 21, 2024 · Larisa Latynina (born December 27, 1934, Kherson, Ukraine, U.S.S.R.) is a Soviet gymnast who was the first woman athlete to win nine Olympic gold medals and was one of the most decorated competitors in the history of the Games. At the 1956 Games in Melbourne, Australia, Latynina, who was educated at the Kiev State Institute of Physical Culture ...
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Aged just 21, Latynina made her Olympic debut at the 1956 Melbourne Games. She fought off fierce competition to win gold in the all-around event. In the apparatus finals she finished first in the vault, second on the uneven bars and in the floor exercise, and fourth on the balance beam. She also led the Soviet Union to victory in the team event.
IOC News. Larisa Latynina, the 18-time Olympic medal winner, remains adamant, at 84 years old, that the remarkable success she enjoyed throughout her record-breaking career was primarily down to the example set by her tireless mother. “I feel so grateful to my mum that I grew up always wanting to win and be a winner,” Latynina said.
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May 23, 2018 · G ymnast Larisa Latynina won 18 medals in Olympic competition, and is the most decorated Olympian to date in any sport. She competed in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Olympics, as well as at the world championships in 1954, 1958, 1962, and 1966. She is the only gymnast to have won medals in every event on the program in two different Olympics.
Latynina. U.S.S.R. She earned six medals in each of three consecutive Olympics Games, beginning with Melbourne in 1956, continuing in Rome in 1960 and finishing in Tokyo in 1964. Larissa Latynina, Class of 1998, International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Watch on.
