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Bookmark or Share- Profile of Larisa Latynina - Topend SportsLarisa Semyonovna Latynina (born: December 27, 1934) is a former Soviet gymnast who won 14 Olympic medals including 9 gold medals over 3 different Olympics between 1956 and 1964. Her medal total was surpassed only by Michael Phelps after 48 years in July of 2012.
- Larisa Latynina's record - Artistic Gymnastics | Tokyo 1964 HighlightsIn Tokyo in 1964, Larisa Latynina won her third Olympic team gold medal and a silver medal in the all-around event.
- 1963: A Profile of Latynina: “Isn’t everything we do personal life?”In 1963, the Estonian newspaper Spordileht (Sports Magazine) printed a profile of Larisa Latynina. It portrayed Latynina as a well-rounded, caring individual, who fulfilled her responsibilities not just to her sport but also to her daughter, her community, and her country.
- Record-breaking gymnast Latynina certain she was “born a winner”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.
- Larisa Latynina | Biography, Olympics, Medals, & FactsLarisa Latynina (born December 27, 1934, Kherson, Ukraine, U.S.S.R.) is a 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.
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