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KOROBEYNIKOVA Larisa
NOC ROC   
GenderWomen
Born 26 Mar 1987 in Kurgan, URS
Height1.81 m
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Residence Rostov-na-Donu, RUS
Sport Specific Information
Club / Team Rostov Regional Centre of Olympic Preparation No.1 [RUS] / Dynamo [RUS]:
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Hobbies Cross-stitch. (161.ru, 24 Aug 2021)
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Name of coach Vladislav Ivanov [personal], RUS, from 2007; Artem Sedov [personal], RUS
Handedness Right
When and where did you begin this sport? She began fencing in 1994 in Rostov-na-Donu, Russian Federation.
Why this sport? One of her friends encouraged her to attend a fencing school.
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Hero / Idol Russian fencer Svetlana Boiko. (ufafencing.ru, 26 Oct 2011)
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Higher education Physical Education, Sport Studies - Rostov-na-Donu Institute of Physical Education and Sport: Russia
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Awards and honours In recognition of her achievements at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, she received the Order of Friendship from the president of the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 11 Aug 2021)

In January 2014 she carried the Olympic torch in Rostov-na-Donu as the relay made its way through the Russian Federation ahead of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (yuga.ru, 15 Jan 2014)

In recognition of the silver medal she won at the 2012 Olympic Games in London she was decorated with the Order for Merits to the Fatherland [first class] by the president of the Russian Federation. (kremlin.ru, 13 Aug 2012)

In 2012 she received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 26 Mar 2012)
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Languages Russian
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Other information FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2013 she graduated from the law faculty of the Southern Federal University in Rostov-na-Donu, Russian Federation. (rusfencing.ru, 2014)
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Occupation Athlete
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Sporting philosophy / motto "He who has known life is in no hurry." (161.ru, 24 Aug 2021)
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Family Husband Roman

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2020 1 Team Foil Tokyo, Japan
2020 3 Individual Foil Tokyo, Japan
2012 2 Team Foil London, England
World Championships
2015 2 Team Foil Moscow, Russia
2015 Quarterfinal Individual Foil Moscow, Russia
2014 2 Team Foil Kazan, Russia
2013 5 Individual Foil Budapest, Hungary
2011 1 Team Foil Catania, Italy
2009 2 Team Foil Antalya, Turkey
2009 7 Individual Foil Antalya, Turkey
European Championships
2019 1 Team Foil Düsseldorf, Germany
2019 5 Individual Foil Düsseldorf, Germany
2016 3 Individual Foil Torun, Poland
2015 2 Individual Foil Montreux, Switzerland
2014 8 Individual Foil Strasbourg, France
2013 4 Team Foil Zagreb, Croatia
2012 3 Individual Foil Legnano, Italy
2010 3 Team Foil Leipzig, Germany