What is Larisa Latynina?
[[File:Latinina portret.jpeg|right|266x266px|2010]] '''Larisa Semyonovna Latynina''' ({{lang-ru|link=yes|Лари́са Семёновна Латы́нина}}; née '''Diriy'''; born 27 December 1934) is a former Soviet artistic gymnast. Between 1956 and 1964, she won 14 individual Olympic medals and four team medals. She holds the record for the most Olympic [[gold medal]]s by a gymnast, male or female, with 9.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/07/07/oly.olympians/index.html |work=CNN |title=Legendary Olympians |date=19 August 2008}}</ref> She also won 5 silver medals and four bronze medals. Latynina was born in [[Kherson]], [[Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Latynina, Larisa}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union]] [[Category:Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union]] [[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union]] [[Category:Russian gymnasts]] {{sports-bio-stub}}