Larisa Peleshenko

Larisa Peleshenko

Personal information
Born	February 29, 1964
Medal record Women's Athletics Competitor for Russia Olympic Games Silver 2000 Sydney Shot put World Indoor Championships Gold 2001 Lisboa Shot put Goodwill Games Gold 2001 Brisbane Shot put European Indoor Championships Silver 1988 Budapest Shot put Silver 1994 Paris Shot put Gold 2000 Ghent 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.

Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Event
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	Shot put
1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, Washington	5th	Shot put
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	9th	Shot put
1994	Goodwill Games	St. Petersburg, Russia	5th	Shot put
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	2nd	Shot put
1994	European Championships		5th	Shot put
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	1st	Shot put
2000	Summer Olympics	Sydney, Australia	2nd	Shot put
2001	Goodwill Games	Brisbane, Australia	1st	Shot put
2001	World Indoor Championships	Lisbon, Portugal	1st	Shot put

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

External links

• IAAF profile for Larisa Peleshenko