and lives in Moscow. Latynina has received numerous Soviet and Russian state accolades. In 2023, she spoke out against Russian athletes competing under a neutral flag at the Olympics due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, calling it "unpatriotic". Awards and honors 1989: Olympic Order (silver), International Olympic Committee 1998: Inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame Competitive History See also List of multiple Olympic gold medalists List of multiple Olympic gold medalists at a single Games List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games List of multiple Summer Olympic medalists List of top Olympic gymnastics medalists List of top medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships List of Olympic female gymnasts for the Soviet Union List of women who won medals in every event at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships References Bibliography External links Gymn Forum: Complete list of Latynina's competitive results Life Magazine images Larisa Latynina's profile in the Modern Museum of Sports includes photos of her and some of her decorations |- |- 1934 births Living people Sportspeople from Kherson Soviet female artistic gymnasts Olympic medalists in gymnastics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic gymnasts of the Soviet Union Gymnasts at the 1956 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1960 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1964 Summer Olympics World champion gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships European champions in gymnastics Burevestnik (sports society) athletes Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in gymnastics Universiade gold medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1963 Summer Universiade