Personal information | |
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Full name | Ларичева Ирина Николаевна |
Nationality | Soviet Union |
Born | Novosibirsk, Soviet Union | July 22, 1963
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Club | Dynamo Novosibirsk[1] |
Medal record |
Irina Nikolaevna Laricheva (Russian: Ирина Николаевна Ларичева;[2] born 1963[3]) is a retired Soviet swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1983 European Aquatics Championships.[4] The same year she won five gold medals at the Universiade.[5][6] She missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by the Soviet Union and competed at the alternate Friendship Games instead, winning two medals in the 400 m and 800 m freestyle events.[7]
She works as a sports coach in Grodno, Belarus,[2] and competes in the masters category.[3][8]