Larisa Turchinskaya

Larisa Turchinskaya (Russian: Лариса Турчинская), née Nikitina (Никитина), born 29 April 1965 in Kostroma, is a retired Russian heptathlete.

Her personal best result is 7007 points, achieved on 10-11 June 1989 in Bryansk. This result remained the European record, until Carolina Klüft achieved 7032 points at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics. This performance still ranks Turchinskaya third on the world all time-performers list.

She was the runner-up at the 1994 Hypo-Meeting with a score of 6596 points.

Turchinskaya won a silver medal at the 1990 Goodwill Games, but was later disqualified, after having tested positive for amphetamines.^[1][2]

Turchinskaya currently lives in Melbourne, Australia and still contributes to the sport - coaching many young Australian athletes.

Her daughter, Sarah, was born in 2005.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	2nd	Heptathlon	6564 pts
1989	World Student Games	Duisburg, Germany	1st	Heptathlon	6847 pts
1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, USA	DSQ (2nd)	Heptathlon
Representing  Russia
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	—	Heptathlon	DNF
1994	European Indoor Championships	Paris, France	1st	Pentathlon	4801 pts
	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	4th	Heptathlon	6311 pts
	Goodwill Games	St. Petersburg, Russia	2nd	Heptathlon	6492 pts

References

External links

• Larisa Turchinskaya profile at IAAF