Larisa Peleshenko

Larisa Peleshenko

Personal information
Nationality	Russia
Born	(1964-02-29) February 29, 1964 (age 53) Slantsy, Soviet Union
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight
Sport
Sport	Athletics: Shot put
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Shot put World Indoor Championships 2001 Lisbon Shot put Goodwill Games 2001 Brisbane Shot put European Indoor Championships 2000 Ghent Shot put 1994 Paris Shot put 1988 Budapest Shot put

Larisa Alexandrovna Peleshenko (Russian: Лариса Александровна Пелешенко), née Agapova (born February 29, 1964 in Slantsy, Leningrad Oblast) 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. She won the 2001 Indoor Championships and finished fourth at the World Championships the same year, and retired at the end of the season.

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