Larisa Korotkevich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Larisa Korotkevich

Russian discus thrower

Date of Birth: 03-Jan-1967

Place of Birth: Vitebsk, Belarus

Profession: athletics competitor

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Larisa Korotkevich (Russian: ?????? ??????????; born 3 January 1967) is a retired female discus thrower from Russia.
Her personal best throw is 71.30 m (233 ft 11 in), achieved on 29 May 1992 in Sochi.
This mark ranks her 16th on the all-time discus rankings and, as of 2014, no woman has surpassed that mark since it was set.Korotkevich competed twice at the Summer Olympics, once for the Unified Team in 1992 and later for Russia in 2000.
Her best performance was fourth place in 1992.
She made four appearances at the World Championships in Athletics and had a best finish of fourth in 1999.
She was a two-time discus champion at the Russian Athletics Championships (1993 and 1997).
She won two international medals over her career: a bronze at the 1985 European Athletics Junior Championships and gold at the 1993 European Cup.
She ranked number one in the world in the 1993 athletics season with a mark of 68.14 m (223 ft 6 1/2 in).