Larissa Chouaib

Larissa Chouaib
Personal information
Native nameلاريسا شعيب
Birth nameЛариса Гунченко
Full nameLarissa Shaib
National team Lebanon
Born (1966-11-01) November 1, 1966 (age 58)
Ukraine
EducationNational University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport
Sport
Country Ukraine  Lebanon
SportTable tennis
Updated on 23 July 2017

Larissa Chouaib (Arabic: لاريسا شعيب; born November 1st, 1966) is a Ukrainian-Lebanese[1] Olympic table tennis player and Arab World Table Tennis Champion. She represented Lebanon in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where she lost all three of her matches.[2] She studied Sport Education in Kyiv from 1984 to 1989 when she had a Master's degree in the same field.[1] In 2001, she started her coaching career in Table tennis in Lebanon.[3]

Olympic participation

Atlanta 1996

Chouaib was the only participant for Lebanon in that tournament.[4]

Table tennis – Women's Singles – Preliminary Round
Main article: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's singles
Group C[5]
Rank Athlete W L GW GL PW PL TPE NZL ITA LIB
1  Chen Jing (TPE) 3 0 6 1 145 88 X 2–0 2–1 2–0
2  Chunli Li (NZL) 2 1 4 2 109 76 0–2 X 2–0 2–0
3  Alessia Arisi (ITA) 1 2 3 4 116 120 1–2 0–2 X 2–0
4  Larissa Chouaib (LIB) 0 3 0 6 40 126 0–2 0–2 0–2 X

Personal life

Larissa Chouaib married her college classmate Yahia, and they have a son.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "لاعبة مميزة برزت في العام 1992 : لاريسا شعيب : أوكرانية تحرز بطولة لبنان في كرة الطاولة". الحياة (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 July 2017.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Larissa Chouaib". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  3. ^ "لاريسا شعيب: مواهب الطاولة كثيرةولكن أين دعم الدولة؟". Almustaqbal Newspaper (in Arabic). 7 November 2004. Retrieved 23 July 2017. تحوّلت لاريسا شعيب منذ نحو ثلاث سنوات الى مهنة التدريب في ميدان كرة الطاولة، في النادي الرياضي الذي كانت تلعب له، بعدما وجدت في نفسها القدرة على العطاء في هذا المجال[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lebanon at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Table Tennis at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Singles Preliminary Round". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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