Larisa Latynina

Larisa Latynina
Latynina in the Kremlin in 2010
Personal information
Full nameLarisa Semyonovna Latynina
Born (1934-12-27) 27 December 1934
Kherson, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
 Soviet Union
(1953–1966 (URS))
GymRound Lake national training center
Burevestnik Kyiv
Retired1966
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Women's artistic gymnastics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 9 5 4
World Championships 9 4 1
European Championships 7 6 1
Total 25 15 6
Olympic Games
1956 MelbourneTeam
1956 MelbourneAll-Around
1956 MelbourneVault
1956 MelbourneFloor exercise
1960 RomeTeam
1960 RomeAll-around
1960 RomeFloor exercise
1964 TokyoTeam
1964 TokyoFloor exercise
1956 MelbourneUneven bars
1960 RomeUneven bars
1960 RomeBalance beam
1964 TokyoAll-around
1964 TokyoVault
1956 MelbourneTeam, apparatus
1960 RomeVault
1964 TokyoUneven bars
1964 TokyoBalance beam
World Championships
1954 RomeTeam
1958 MoscowTeam
1958 MoscowAll-around
1958 MoscowVault
1958 MoscowUneven bars
1958 MoscowBalance beam
1962 PragueTeam
1962 PragueAll-around
1962 PragueFloor exercise
1958 MoscowFloor exercise
1962 PragueVault
1962 PragueBalance beam
1966 DortmundTeam
1962 PragueUneven bars
European Championships
1957 BucharestAll-around
1957 BucharestVault
1957 BucharestUneven bars
1957 BucharestBalance beam
1957 BucharestFloor exercise
1961 LeipzigAll-around
1961 LeipzigFloor exercise
1961 LeipzigUneven bars
1961 LeipzigBalance beam
1965 SofiaAll-around
1965 SofiaUneven bars
1965 SofiaBalance beam
1965 SofiaFloor exercise
1965 SofiaVault

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.