Larisa Kositsyna

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Larisa Kositsyna (born 14 December 1963) is a retired Soviet high jumper. She competed in both the 1983 and 1987 World Championships in Athletics - Women's high jump.

Her personal best jump was 2.00 metres, achieved in July 1988 in Chelyabinsk. [1]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
1981 European Junior Championships Utrecht, Netherlands3rd [2]
1983 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary2nd [3]
World Championships Helsinki, Finland17th
1986 European Indoor Championships Madrid, Spain3rd [4]
European Championships Stuttgart, West Germany10th
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy5th
1988 European Indoor Championships Budapest, Hungary3rd [5]

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