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Larisa Viktorova

Larisa Viktorovaat the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	5 September 1943 (1943-09-05) (age 81) Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Club	Burevestnik St. Petersburg
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union European Championships 1958 Budapest 4×100 m medley 1958 Budapest 100 m backstroke Summer Universiade 1961 Sofia 100 m backstroke

Larisa Viktorovna Viktorova (Russian: Лариса Викторовна Викторова; born 5 September 1943) is a retired Russian swimmer who won two medals at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships. She also participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics and finished eighth in the 4×100 m medley event. Between 1958 and 1964 she set 21 national records and won 15 medals at national championships (8 gold), in backstroke, freestyle and medley relay events. After retirement she worked at the Baikal-Amur Mainline and as a swimming coach. In the 1990s she moved to the United States.

References

1. EUROPEAN SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN). gbrathletics.com
2. Larisa Viktorova. sports-reference.com
3. Викторова Лариса Викторовна (Viktorova Larisa Viktorovna) Archived 10 January 2013 at archive.today. lesgaft.spb.ru
4. СИЛЬНЕЙШИЕ СОВЕТСКИЕ ПЛОВЦЫ. swimmingmasters.narod.ru

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