Larisa Alexandrovna Peleshenko (, née Agapova on 29 February 1964) is a retired Russian shot putter best known for winning the Olympic silver medal in 2000. In her early career she won European Indoor silver medals, but in February 1995 she received a four-year drugs ban. Having originally won the 1995 World Indoor Championships, she lost the medal. She won the 2001 Indoor Championships and finished fourth at the World Championships the same year, and retired at the end of the season.
International competitions Representing the 1988European Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary2ndShot put20.23 m1990Goodwill GamesSeattle, United States5thShot put18.67 mRepresenting 1993World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 9thShot put19.22 m1994Goodwill GamesSaint Petersburg, Russia5thShot put19.05 mEuropean Indoor ChampionshipsParis, France2ndShot put19.16 mEuropean ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland5thShot put19.01 m2000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium1stShot put20.15 mSummer OlympicsSydney, Australia2ndShot put19.92 m2001Goodwill GamesBrisbane, Australia1stShot put18.65 mWorld Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal1stShot put19.84 m
See also List of doping cases in athletics List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women) List of 2000 Summer Olympics medal winners List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (women) List of European Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women) List of masters athletes Shot put at the Olympics
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