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The Soviet gymnast, Larisa Latynina, holds the distinction of having won the most medals of any female athlete in Olympic history. Between 1956 and 1964 she won medals in 18 gymnastics events, as follows: Gold (9) – 1956 all-around, 1956 floor exercises, 1956 horse vault, 1956 team, 1960 all-around, 1960 floor exercises, 1960 team, 1964 floor exercises, and 1964 team; Silver (5) – 1956 ...
📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Legendary Olympic gymnast Larissa Latynina dominated her sport, collecting a record-breaking 18 medal hau...
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Larisa Latynina. (born 1934). Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina was the first competitor in any sport to win 18 Olympic medals. She compiled a career total of 31 Olympic and world medals. Born on December 27, 1934, in Kherson, Ukraine, U.S.S.R. (now Ukraine), Latynina won her first all-around competition in the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia.
Larisa Latynina. Larisa Semyonovna Latynina ( bahasa Ukraina: Лариса Семенівна Латиніна, bahasa Rusia: Лари́са Семёновна Латы́нина; lahir 27 Desember 1934) adalah pesenam asal Uni Soviet. Antara tahun 1956 sampai 1964, Latynina tercatat sudah memenangkan 18 medali Olimpiade, dengan rincian 15 ...
Larisa Latynina's record - Artistic Gymnastics | Tokyo 1964 Highlights. In Tokyo in 1964, Larisa Latynina won her third Olympic team gold medal and a silver medal in the all-around event.
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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. She also led the Soviet Union to victory in the team event.
Larisa Latynina, 1934- Soviet gymmast Gymnast Larisa Latynina won 18 medals in Olympic competition, and is the most decorated Olympian to date in any sport. She compe… Evelyn Ashford , Ashford, Evelyn 1957- American track and field athlete Recognized as one of track and field history's most accomplished sprinters, Evelyn Ashford is…
