Larissa Dmitrievna Iltschenko
Larissa Dmitrijewna Iltschenko ( Russian Лариса Дмитриевна Ильченко ; born November 18, 1988 in Volgograd ) is a Russian long-distance swimmer . With eight titles in open water world championships , she is the most successful female participant of all time and after Thomas Lurz the second most successful participant in open water world championships. She won her first title at the Open Water World Championships at the remarkable age of 16 on November 27, 2004 in Dubai over 5 kilometers. Like Thomas Lurz, she specializes in distances over 5 and 10 kilometers. 2008 won Iltschenko at the Olympic Games in Beijing the gold medal in the 10 km .
Larissa Iltschenko became an open water swimmer in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Web links
- Washington Post - Article on Larissa Iltschenko
- The last 5 minutes from Beijing over 10 kilometers on BBC
- Larissa Iltschenko in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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- ↑ http://www.the-sports.org/swimming-ilchenko-larisa-results-identity-s10-c2-b4-o9-w22374.html
- ↑ Swimming on Sports 123 (English)
- ↑ http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/SwimmersOfTheYear.asp
Olympic champions in 10 km open water swimming
2008: Larissa Iltschenko | 2012: Éva Risztov | 2016: Sharon van Rouwendaal
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Iltschenko, Larissa Dmitrievna |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ильченко, Лариса Дмитриевна (Russian); Ilchenko, Larissa Dmitriyevna (English) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian long-distance swimmer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 18, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Volgograd |