Larissa Chouaib

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Larissa Chouaib
Personal information
Native nameلاريسا شعيب
Birth nameЛариса Гунченко
Full nameLarissa Shaib
National teamFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Born (1966-11-01) November 1, 1966 (age 56)
Ukraine
Education National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport
Sport
CountryFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon
Sport Table 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 matchs. [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]

Contents

Olympic participation

Atlanta 1996

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

Table tennis – Women's Singles – Preliminary Round
Group C [5]
RankAthleteWLGWGLPWPLTPENZLITALIB
1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chen Jing  (TPE)306114588X2–02–12–0
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  Chunli Li  (NZL)2142109760–2X2–02–0
3Flag of Italy.svg Alessia Arisi (ITA)12341161201–20–2X2–0
4Flag of Lebanon.svg Larissa Chouaib (LIB)0306401260–20–20–2X

Personal life

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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.