Larissa Kosorukova

Who is Larissa Kosorukova?

Larissa Kosorukova-Pesyakhovich is a Russian-born Israeli sprint canoer who competed from the mid-1990s to the mid-2000s. She won three bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in 1995, 1998, and 2002.

Kosorukova-Pesyakhovich also competed in three Summer Olympics. Competing for Russia at the 1996 Games in Atlanta, she finished seventh in the K-4 500 m and eighth in the K-2 500 m. Four years later in Sydney, Kosorukova-Pesyakhovich competed for Israel in the K-2 500 m event, but was eliminated in the semifinals. She closed out her Olympic career at the 2004 Games in Athens with her best overall finish of sixth in the K-1 500 m event.

Kosorukova-Pesyakhovich moved to Israel following the 1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged.