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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 Latynina, 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. Her record of 18 career Olympic medals stood until 2012, when it was surpassed by American swimmer Michael Phelps.
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.
Jun 17, 2018 · 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Legendary Olympic gymnast Larissa Latynina dominated her sport, collecting a record-breaking 18 medal hau...
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.
Aug 1, 2012 · Larisa Latynina had the Olympic record of 18 medals for the former Soviet Union. Michael Phelps broke the mark on Tuesday.
Larissa 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. For 48 years, Larissa Latynina held the record for winning more Olympic medals than anyone in history, male or female, in any sport.
