Larisa Latynina
Olympic athlete
1934 –
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Who is Larisa Latynina?
Larisa Semyonovna Latynina is a former Soviet gymnast. Between 1956 and 1964 she won 14 individual Olympic medals and four team medals. Her total of 18 Olympic medals was a record for 48 years until surpassed by American swimmer Michael Phelps on 31 July 2012. Although Phelps broke her total medal count record, her record for individual event medals still stands. She is credited with helping to establish the Soviet Union as a dominant force in gymnastics.
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