Larisa Alexandrovna Peleshenko (Russian: Лариса Александровна Пелешенко, née Agapova on 29 February 1964) is a retired Russian shot putter best known for winning the Olympic silver medal in 2000. In her early career she won European Indoor silver medals, but in February 1995 she received a four-year drugs ban. Having originally won the 1995 World Indoor Championships, she lost the medal.[3] She won the 2001 Indoor Championships and finished fourth at the World Championships the same year, and retired at the end of the season.

Larisa Peleshenko
Personal information
Born (1964-02-29) 29 February 1964 (age 60)
Slantsy, Soviet Union
Height6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m)[1]
Sport
Country Russia
SportWomen's athletics
ClubCSKA St. Petersburg[1]
Coached byNadezhda Chizhova[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best21.46 m (2000)[1]
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Shot put
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Lisbon Shot put
Goodwill Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Brisbane Shot put
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Ghent Shot put
Silver medal – second place 1994 Paris Shot put
Silver medal – second place 1988 Budapest Shot put

International competitions

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes
Representing the   Soviet Union
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Shot put 20.23 m
1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 5th Shot put 18.67 m
Representing   Russia
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 9th Shot put 19.22 m
1994 Goodwill Games Saint Petersburg, Russia 5th Shot put 19.05 m
European Indoor Championships Paris, France 2nd Shot put 19.16 m
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 5th Shot put 19.01 m
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 1st Shot put 20.15 m
Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia 2nd Shot put 19.92 m
2001 Goodwill Games Brisbane, Australia 1st Shot put 18.65 m
World Indoor Championships Lisbon, Portugal 1st Shot put 19.84 m

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Larisa Peleshenko. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ Starodubtsev, Albert (29 September 2020) Ядерная Надежда. Обладательнице полного комплекта олимпийских наград Чижовой — 75. tass.ru.
  3. ^ Mark Butler (ed.), "DOPING VIOLATIONS AT IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF), IAAF Statistics Book – World Indoor Championships SOPOT 2014, IAAF, pp. 47–48, retrieved 27 September 2015