Larisa Latynina

About Larisa Latynina

Soviet gymnast who competed in three Olympics and won 14 medals, including nine golds. Only Michael Phelps had more medals than she did.

Larisa Semyonovna Latynina is a former Soviet gymnast. From 1956 to 1964, she won 14 individual Olympic medals and four team medals. She holds the record for most Olympic gold medals for a gymnast, male or female, with 9. Her total of 18 Olympic medals is a record in 48 years. She holds the record for the number of individual medals in events with 14 out of 52 years. She is credited with helping establish the Soviet Union as a dominant force in gymnastics.

Full name	Larisa Semyonovna Latynina
Born	December 27, 1934, Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Retired	1966
Discipline	Artistic gymnastics
Level	Senior international
Gym	Round Lake national training center, Burevestnik Kyiv

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Trivia

She had her most successful Olympic event in 1956, winning a total of 6 medals, 4 of which were golds.

Larisa Latynina before fame

In 1954, she made her international debut in the Rome World Championships, where she won gold in the team competition.

Achievement of Larisa Latynina

In 1956, she had her most successful Olympic event, capturing six medals, four of which were gold.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Larisa Latynina family life

Pelageya Anisimovna Barabamyuk and Semyon Andreevich Diriy are her parents.

Associations of Larisa Latynina

She was a gold medalist in the 1964 Olympics, as was boxer Joe Frazier.

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