Larisa Latynina

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Larisa Latynina is a Soviet artistic gymnast who became one of the most decorated Olympians in history, winning a record number of medals during the 1950s and 1960s.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic gymnast
Soviet citizen
artistic gymnast
human
competedInDiscipline balance beam
floor exercise
uneven bars
vault
women’s artistic gymnastics all-around
continentOfBirth Europe
countryOfCitizenship Soviet Union
dateOfBirth 1934-12-27
eraOfActivity 1950s
1960s
familyName Latynina
givenName Larisa
hallOfFameInduction International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
heldRecord most Olympic medals won by any athlete
honor Order of Lenin
Order of the Red Banner of Labour
languageOfWorkOrName Russian
laterOccupation coach of the Soviet national gymnastics team
memberOfSportsTeam Soviet Union women’s national gymnastics team
name Larisa Latynina
nativeLanguage Russian
notableFor being one of the most decorated Olympians in history
winning a record number of Olympic gymnastics medals in the 1950s and 1960s
occupation artistic gymnast
gymnastics coach
OlympicBronzeMedals 4
OlympicGoldMedals 9
OlympicMedals 18
OlympicSilverMedals 5
participatedIn 1956 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
placeOfBirth Kherson
Ukrainian SSR
recordHeldFrom 1964
recordHeldUntil 2012
recordSurpassedBy Michael Phelps
representedCountry Soviet Union at the Olympic Games
sexOrGender female
sport artistic gymnastics
wonOlympicGoldInEvent floor exercise
women’s individual all-around
women’s team all-around
wonOlympicMedalInEvent balance beam
uneven bars
vault

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