Tags: Gymnast.
Larisa Semyonovna Latynina (Ukrainian: Лариса Семенівна Латиніна Russian: Лари́са Семёновна Латы́нина; born 27 December 1934) is a former Soviet gymnast. Between 1956 and 1964 she won 14 individual Olympic medals and four team medals. Her total of 18 Olympic medals was a record for 48 years until surpassed by American swimmer Michael Phelps on 31 July 2012. Although Phelps broke her total medal count record her record for individual event medals (14) still stands.
