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Larissa Semyonovna Latynina (Russian: Лари́са Семёновна Латы́нина; born December 27, 1934 in Kherson, Ukrainian SSR) was a Soviet gymnast who was the first female athlete to win nine Olympic golds. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kherson (Херсон is a City in southern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kherson Oblast ( province) and is The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or the Ukrainian SSR was one of the 15 constituent republics that made up the Former Soviet Union from its The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) She still holds the record for being awarded the most Olympic medals at 18 (nine gold medals, five silver and four bronze). All-time Olympic Games medal tableList of multiple Olympic medalistsThe page lists individuals who have won multiple gold medals at the Olympics.
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Early life
Born Larisa Dirij, she first practiced ballet, but turned to gymnastics after her choreographer moved out of town. Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance See also, Choreography (literally "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" (circular dance see chorea) and "γραφή" She graduated from high school in 1953 and moved to Kiev to attend the Lenin Polytechnic Institute and continue training. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the There Latynina trained at the Burevestnik Voluntary Sports Society. Burevestnik (Буреве́стник English Stormy Petrel) was the All-Union Voluntary Sports Society of students and teachers of the most part of high At the age of 19, she debuted internationally at the 1954 Rome World Championships, winning the gold medal in the team competition. The 13th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Rome, the capital of Italy, on June 28 - July 1, 1954.
Gymnastics career
At the 1956 Summer Olympics, she competed with Ágnes Keleti of Hungary to become the most successful gymnast of the Olympics. The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne Ágnes Keleti (born June 9 1921 is a retired Hungarian artistic gymnast. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Latynina beat Keleti in the all-around event, and the Soviet team also won the team event. In the event finals, Latynina won gold medals on the floor (shared with Keleti) and vault, a silver medal on the uneven bars, and a bronze medal in the now discontinued team event with portable apparatus. Keleti also won six medals: four golds and two silvers.
After a very successful World Championships in 1958 (winning five out of six titles despite competing whilst pregnant), Latynina was the favorite for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. The 14th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held on July 6th-10th 1958 in Moscow, the capital of the USSR. The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event held in Rome, Italy Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 In the all-around event she led the Soviet Union to take the first four places, thereby also securing a win in the team competition by a margin of nine points. Latynina also successfully defended her floor title, took silver medals in the balance beam and uneven bars events, and bronze in the vault competition.
Latynina won all-around titles at the 1962 World Championships, beating Věra Čáslavská of Czechoslovakia. The 15th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held on July 3&ndash8 1962 in Prague, the capital of Czechoslovakia. Věra Čáslavská 'ʧaslafska (born May 3, 1942) is a Czech gymnast. Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Still the defending World Champion at the 1964 Summer Olympics, she was beaten by Čáslavská in the all-around competition. The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan Latynina did however add two more gold medals to her tally, winning the team event and the floor event both for the third time in a row. A silver medal and two bronzes in the other apparatus events brought her total of Olympic medals to eighteen — nine gold medals, five silver and four bronze. She won a medal in every event in which she competed.
Retirement
Latynina retired after the 1966 World Championships and became a coach for the Soviet national gymnastics team, a position she held until 1977. The 16th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Dortmund, West Germany, in 1966. She organized the gymnastics competition at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, and around the year 2000 appeared in the "Soviet Sports Wars" episode of the PBS documentary The Red Files, discussing her experiences as a gymnast and Soviet coach. The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Moscow in the Soviet Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the
She is a citizen of Russia, and lives (as of 2004) in her estate near the town Semenovskoye, Moscow region. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Moscow Oblast (Моско́вская о́бласть Moskovskaya oblast) or Podmoskovye (ru Подмоско́вье Podmoskovye) is a
Awards and honors
1989: Olympic Order (silver), International Olympic Committee
1998: Inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame[1]
Bibliography
Larissa Latynina (1975). The International Gymnastics Hall of Fame, located in Oklahoma City, USA, is a Hall of Fame dedicated to honoring the achievements and contributions of The Balance (in Russian). Moscow: Molodaya gvardiya.
References
- ^ LARISSA LATYNINA. International Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Retrieved on May 12, 2007.
External links
- International Olympic Committee's profile on Latynina
- Larissa Latynina at the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique profile page
- International Gymnast's profile on Latynina
- Gymn Forum: Complete list of Latynina's competitive results
- profile on DatabaseOlympics.com
- (Russian) Larissa Latynina's profile in the Modern Museum of Sports includes photos of her and some of her decorations
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