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Larisa Viktorova

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Larisa Viktorova
Larisa Viktorovaat the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born5 September 1943 (1943-09-05) (age 81)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubBurevestnik St. Petersburg
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1958 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Budapest 100 m backstroke
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1961 Sofia 100 m backstroke

Larisa Viktorovna Viktorova (Russian: Лариса Викторовна Викторова; born 5 September 1943) is a retired Russian swimmer who won two medals at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships.[1] She also participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics and finished eighth in the 4×100 m medley event.[2] Between 1958 and 1964 she set 21 national records and won 15 medals at national championships (8 gold), in backstroke, freestyle and medley relay events. After retirement she worked at the Baikal-Amur Mainline and as a swimming coach. In the 1990s she moved to the United States.[3][4]

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