In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the
patronymic is
Semyonovna and the
family name is
Latynina.
| Larisa Latynina |
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| Full name | Larisa Semyonovna Latynina |
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| Born | (1934-12-27) 27 December 1934
Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union[1] |
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| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
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| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
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Country
represented | Soviet Union
(1953–1966 (URS)) |
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| Gym | Round Lake national training center
Burevestnik Kyiv[1] |
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| Retired | 1966 |
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| Representing Soviet Union
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| Women's artistic gymnastics
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| Event
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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| Olympic Games
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9
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5
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4
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| World Championships
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9
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4
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1
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| European Championships
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7
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6
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1
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| Total
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25
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15
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6
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| Olympic Games
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1956 Melbourne |
Team
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1956 Melbourne |
All-Around
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1956 Melbourne |
Vault
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1956 Melbourne |
Floor exercise
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1960 Rome |
Team
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1960 Rome |
All-around
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1960 Rome |
Floor exercise
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1964 Tokyo |
Team
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1964 Tokyo |
Floor exercise
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1956 Melbourne |
Uneven bars
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1960 Rome |
Uneven bars
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1960 Rome |
Balance beam
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1964 Tokyo |
All-around
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1964 Tokyo |
Vault
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1956 Melbourne |
Team, apparatus
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1960 Rome |
Vault
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1964 Tokyo |
Uneven bars
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1964 Tokyo |
Balance beam
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| World Championships
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1954 Rome |
Team
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1958 Moscow |
Team
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1958 Moscow |
All-around
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1958 Moscow |
Vault
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1958 Moscow |
Uneven bars
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1958 Moscow |
Balance beam
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1962 Prague |
Team
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1962 Prague |
All-around
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1962 Prague |
Floor exercise
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1958 Moscow |
Floor exercise
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1962 Prague |
Vault
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1962 Prague |
Balance beam
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1966 Dortmund |
Team
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1962 Prague |
Uneven bars
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| European Championships
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1957 Bucharest |
All-around
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1957 Bucharest |
Vault
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1957 Bucharest |
Uneven bars
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1957 Bucharest |
Balance beam
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1957 Bucharest |
Floor exercise
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1961 Leipzig |
All-around
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1961 Leipzig |
Floor exercise
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1961 Leipzig |
Uneven bars
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1961 Leipzig |
Balance beam
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1965 Sofia |
All-around
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1965 Sofia |
Uneven bars
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1965 Sofia |
Balance beam
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1965 Sofia |
Floor exercise
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1965 Sofia |
Vault
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Larisa Semyonovna Latynina (Russian: Лариса Семёновна Латынина, née Diriy, Дирий; born 27 December 1934) is a Russian former artistic gymnast. Between 1956 and 1964 she won 14 individual Olympic medals and four team medals for the Soviet Union. She holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals by a female gymnast with nine. Her total of 18 Olympic medals was a record for 48 years. She held the record for individual event medals for over 52 years, winning 14. She is credited with helping to establish the Soviet Union as a dominant force in gymnastics.[2]
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Legendary Olympians". CNN. 19 August 2008.