Larisa Peleshenko
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| Born | 29 February 1964 Slantsy, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0.5 in (1.84 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Women's athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CSKA St. Petersburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Nadezhda Chizhova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 21.46 m (2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Larisa Alexandrovna Peleshenko (Russian: Лариса Александровна Пелешенко, née Agapova on 29 February 1964) 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.