Larisa Gorchakova | |
Fullname: | Larisa Veniaminovna Gorchakova |
Nationality: | Russian |
Birth Date: | 9 July 1964 |
Height: | 1.74m (05.71feet) |
Weight: | 57kg (126lb) |
Sport: | Swimming |
Club: | Trud Volgograd |
Larisa Veniaminovna Gorchakova (Russian: Лариса Вениаминовна Горчакова, also spelled Gortchacova; born 9 July 1964) is a Russian backstroke swimmer, who won a bronze medal at the 1982 World Aquatics Championships and three medals at the 1981 European Aquatics Championships. She also competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and finished sixth in the 100 m and eights in the 200 m backstroke events. Between 1981 and 1984, she won five national titles (USSR).
After retirement, between 1998 and 2000, she set five national (Russia) records and won two national titles in masters divisions.