Larissa Kosorukova-Pesyakhovich (born May 30, 1973) is a Russia

Russia

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n-born Israel

Israel

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i sprint canoer

Canoe racing

This article discusses canoe sprint and canoe marathon, competitive forms of canoeing and kayaking on more or less flat water. Both sports are governed by the International Canoe Federation ....

 who competed from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s. She won three bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, earning them in 1995

1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Duisburg, Germany for the third time. The German city had hosted the event previously in 1979 and 1987 when it was part of West Germany....

 (K-2 200 m for Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 under her maiden name of Kosorukova), 1998

1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Szeged, Hungary.The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian and nine kayak events. Women competed in eight events, all in kayak....

 (K-4 200 m for Russia under her married name of Pesyakhovich), and 2002

2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Seville, Spain.The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian and nine kayak events...

 (K-2 1000 m for Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

 under her married name).

Kosorukova-Pesyakhovich also competed in three Summer Olympics. Competing for Russia at the 1996 Games

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

 in Atlanta, she finished seventh in the K-4 500 m

Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's K-4 500 metres

The women's K-4 500 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:16 crews entered in two heats...

 and eighth in the K-2 500 m

Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's K-2 500 metres

The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:20 crews entered in three heats...

. Four years later

2000 Summer Olympics

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 in Sydney

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, Kosorukova-Pesyakhovich competed for Israel in the K-2 500 m

Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's K-2 500 metres

The Women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:13 crews entered in two heats...

 event, but was eliminated in the semifinals. She closed out her Olympic career at the 2004 Games

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 in Athens

Athens

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 with her best overall finish of sixth in the K-1 500 m

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's K-1 500 metres

These are the results of the women's K-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-person canoe sprint kayaks.-Medalists:-Heats:...

 event.

Kosorukova-Pesyakhovich moved to Israel following the 1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1998 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Szeged, Hungary.The men's competition consisted of nine Canadian and nine kayak events. Women competed in eight events, all in kayak....

 in Szeged

Szeged

' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary....

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