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Larisa Latynina

Awards And Accomplishments



1956 Olympic gold medals in team competition, all-around, vault, floor exercises; silver medal in uneven bars
1957 European Championship gold medals in all-around, vault, uneven bars, beam, and floor exercises
1957 Order of Lenin
1958 World Championship gold medals in team competition, all-around, floor exercises, uneven bars, and beam; silver in vault
1960 Olympic gold medals in team competition and all-around; silver in uneven bars and beam; wins bronze in vault
1960 Soviet Badge of Honor
1961 European Championship gold medals in all-around and floor exercises; silver medals in uneven bars and beam
1961 USA-USSR meet gold medal in team and all-around
1962 World Championship gold medals in team, all-around, and floor exercises; silver in vault and beam; bronze in uneven bars
1964 Olympic gold medal in team competition and floor exercises; silver medal in all-around and vault; bronze medal in uneven bars and beam
1964 Sweden-USSR meet gold medal in team competition
1964 USSR Championships silver medal in all-around
1965 European Championships silver medals in all-around, uneven bars, beam, and floor exercises; bronze medal in vault
1966 World Championships silver in team competition
1998 International Gymnastics Hall of Fame
2002 Ukrainian Star Award

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