- Larisa Turchinskaya
Larisa Turchinskaya ( _ru. Лариса Турчинская), née Nikitina (Никитина), born
29 April 1965 inKostroma , is a retiredRussia nheptathlete .Her personal best result is 7007 points, achieved on 10-
11 June 1989 inBryansk . This result remained the European record, untilCarolina Klüft achieved 7032 points at the2007 World Championships in Athletics . This performance still ranks Turchinskaya third on the world all time-performers list.Turchinskaya won a silver medal at the 1990
Goodwill Games , but was later disqualified, after having tested positive foramphetamines .. [http://www.goodwillgames.com/html/past_1990athletics.html] [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE4DC133FF936A1575BC0A966958260&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fSubjects%2fT%2fTrack%20and%20Field]Turchinskaya currently lives in
Melbourne ,Australia and still contributes to the sport - coaching many young Australian athletes.Her daughter, Sarah, was born in 2005.
Achievements
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List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences External links
*IAAF profile for [http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/athlete=63338 Larisa Turchinskaya]
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