Russian heptathlete
Larisa Turchinskaya (Russian : Лариса Турчинская , née Nikitina ; born 29 April 1965) is a retired Russian heptathlete .
Career
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 fourth 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 .[ 3] [ 4]
Turchinskaya was born in Russia, where she married the strongman and media personality Vladimir Turchinsky . In the early 1990s, after competing in Australia she decided to settle in the country.[ 2]
International competitions
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