Larisa Peleshenko, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Larisa Peleshenko

Russian shot putter

Date of Birth: 29-Feb-1964

Place of Birth: Slantsy, Russia

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Larisa Alexandrovna Peleshenko (Russian: ?????? ????????????? ?????????), née Agapova (born February 29, 1964 in Slantsy, Leningrad Oblast) 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.