Larisa Turchinskaya

Larissa Turtschinskaja (Russian Лариса Турчинская, maiden name Никитина - Nikitina, English transcription Larisa Turchinskaya, . Born April 29, 1965 in Kostroma ) is a former Russian heptathlete, with 7007 points aufstellte 1989 a European record.

They exceeded 1983 for the first time the 6000 -point mark, but only 6276 points were enough to 8th place in the Soviet championships. In 1987 she won with 6414 points for the first time the Soviet Championship. At the World Athletics Championships 1987 in Rome she won with 6564 points, the silver medal behind Jackie Joyner - Kersee. In 1988, she could not qualify as a fifth of the Soviet Championships for the Olympic Games.

In June 1989, she won the Soviet Championships in Bryansk with a new European record of 7007 points, a score, which until then had only surpassed Joyner - Kersee. The European record was surpassed only at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka Carolina Kluft. In July 1989, Turtschinskaja won with 6875 points at the European Cup the all-rounder and a month later she won with 6847 points at the Universiade in Duisburg.

On July 23, 1990, she occupied at the Goodwill Games in Seattle 2nd place behind Jackie Joyner - Kersee. Turtschinskaja but was disqualified for doping and banned for two years.

By 1990 Turtschinskaja was started for the Soviet Union, on their return in 1993 they started for Russia. In 1993 she qualified as second in the Russian Championships with 6415 points for the World Championships in Stuttgart. There, however, she gave up after six disciplines.

In 1994, she won at the Russian Indoor Championships in the pentathlon and 14 days later was European champion hall in Paris. In the outdoor season, she was with 6596 points Second behind Sabine Braun in multi- fight meeting Götzis. This should be her best heptathlon after their lock. They took second place at the Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg and was at the European Athletics Championships in Helsinki with 6311 points Fourth, just 11 points off the bronze medal of the Polish Urszula Włodarczyk. In its latest 6000 -point heptathlon she attended in September in Talence third place with 6294 points.

Overall Turtschinskaja get in her career 26 Seven battles with over 6000 points.

She had a competition weight of 70 kg at a height of 1.77 m.