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Russian shot putter (born 1964)

Larisa Peleshenko
Personal information
Born (1964-02-29) 29 February 1964 (age 60)
Slantsy, Soviet Union
Height6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)
Sport
Country Russia
SportWomen's athletics
ClubCSKA St. Petersburg
Coached byNadezhda Chizhova
Achievements and titles
Personal best21.46 m (2000)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Shot put
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Lisbon Shot put
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Brisbane Shot put
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Ghent Shot put
Silver medal – second place 1994 Paris Shot put
Silver medal – second place 1988 Budapest Shot put

Larisa Alexandrovna Peleshenko (Russian: Лариса Александровна Пелешенко, née Agapova on 29 February 1964) is a retired Russian shot putter best known for winning the Olympic silver medal in 2000. In her early career she won European Indoor silver medals, but in February 1995 she received a four-year drugs ban. Having originally won the 1995 World Indoor Championships, she lost the medal. She won the 2001 Indoor Championships and finished fourth at the World Championships the same year, and retired at the end of the season.

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Shot put 20.23 m
1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 5th Shot put 18.67 m
Representing  Russia
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 9th Shot put 19.22 m
1994 Goodwill Games Saint Petersburg, Russia 5th Shot put 19.05 m
European Indoor Championships Paris, France 2nd Shot put 19.16 m
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th Shot put 19.01 m
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 1st Shot put 20.15 m
Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia 2nd Shot put 19.92 m
2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 1st Shot put 18.65 m
World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1st Shot put 19.84 m

See also

References

  1. ^ Larisa Peleshenko. sports-reference.com
  2. Starodubtsev, Albert (29 September 2020) Ядерная Надежда. Обладательнице полного комплекта олимпийских наград Чижовой — 75. tass.ru.
  3. Mark Butler (ed.), "DOPING VIOLATIONS AT IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF), IAAF Statistics Book – World Indoor Championships SOPOT 2014, IAAF, pp. 47–48, retrieved 27 September 2015
World Indoor Champions in women's shot put
European Indoor Champions in women's shot put
Russian Athletics Championships women's shot put champions
World best year performance in women's shot put


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