Women's Artistic Gymnastics
Gold	1956	Individual all-round
Gold	1956	Floor exercise
Gold	1956	Vault
Gold	1956	Team competition
Gold	1960	Individual all-round
Gold	1960	Floor exercise
Gold	1960	Team competition
Gold	1964	Floor exercise
Gold	1964	Team competition
Silver	1956	Uneven bars
Silver	1960	Balance beam
Silver	1960	Uneven bars
Silver	1964	Individual all-round
Silver	1964	Vault
Bronze	1956	Team & Portable apparatus
Bronze	1960	Vault
Bronze	1964	Balance beam
Bronze	1964	Uneven bars

Larisa Semyonovna Latynina (Russian: Лариса Семёновна Латынина; born December 27, 1934 in Kherson, Ukrainian SSR) was a Soviet gymnast who was the first female athlete to win nine Olympic golds. She still holds the record for most Olympic medals at 18 (9 gold medals, 5 silver medals and 4 bronze medals). Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... Larisa Latynina. ... Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which competitors perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 seconds) on different apparatus, obviously less for vaulting (see lists below). ... The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ... The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kherson (Ukrainian and Russian Херсон) is a city in southern Ukraine, the capital of Kherson Oblast, with 303,900 inhabitants (2004). ... State motto: Пролетарі всіх країн, єднайтеся! Official language None. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics/ Communist state Area  - Total  - % water Largest on the planet 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings and handstands. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ...

Born Larissa Diriy, she first practiced ballet, but turned to gymnastics after her choreographer moved out of town. She graduated from high school in 1953 and moved to Kiev to attend the Lenin Polytechnic Institute and continue training. At age 19, she debuted internationally at the 1954 Rome World Championships, winning the team all-around title. The Waltz of the Snowflakes from Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker Ballet is the name given to a specific dance form and technique. ... A monument to St. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

At the 1956 Summer Olympics, she battled with Ágnes Keleti of Hungary to become the most successful gymnast of the Olympics. Latynina beat Keleti in the all-around event, and the Soviet team also won the team event. In the event finals, Latynina won gold medals on the floor (shared with Keleti) and vault, a silver medal on the uneven bars, and a bronze medal in the now discontinued team event with portable apparatus. Keleti also won six medals, but won four golds and two silvers. The Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia, although the equestrian events could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations. ...

After a very successful World Championships (winning 5 out of 6 titles), Latynina was again the top favorite for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. In the all-around event, she led the Soviet Union to take the first four places, thereby also securing a win in the team competition by a stunning margin of 9 points. Latynina also successfully defended her floor title, while winning silver medals in the balance beam and uneven bars event. Finally, she won the bronze in the vault competition. The Games of the XVII Olympiad were held in 1960 in Rome, Italy. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Left-Wing Democrats) Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2. ...

Still the defending World Champion at the 1964 Summer Olympics, Latynina was beaten in the all-around competition by Věra Čáslavská of Czechoslovakia. She did however add two more gold medals to her tally, winning the team event and the floor event both for the third time in a row. A silver medal and two bronzes in the other apparatus events brought her total of Olympic medals to eighteen - nine gold medals, five silver and four bronze. The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. ... VÄ›ra Čáslavská (born May 3, 1942) is a Czech (formerly Czechoslovakian) gymnast. ...

Latynina retired after the 1966 World Championships and became a coach for the Soviet national gymnastics team, a position she would hold until 1977. She organized the gymnastics competition at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: ▶ (help· info)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ...

She is a citizen of Russia, and lives (as of 2004) in her estate near the town Semenovskoye, Moscow region. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Moscow oblast (Моско́вская о́бласть) is an administrative subdivision of Russia officially established on January 14, 1929. ...

Awards and Honors

1989: Olympic Order (silver), International Olympic Committee
1998: Inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame The International Olympic Committee is an organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on June 23 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece between 776 BC to 396 AD. Its membership is 202 National Olympic Committees. ...

Other Facts

• Appears in the "Soviet Sports Wars" episode of the PBS documentary "The Red Files" (circa 2000) discussing her experiences as a gymnast and Soviet coach.
  
• Competed in the 1957 World Championships while pregnant with daughter Tanya.

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External links

International Gymnast's profile on Latynina
Gymn Forum: Complete list of Latynina's competitive results