Larisa Mikhaylovna Popova (

née The birth name is the name of the person given upon their birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name or to the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a births registe ...

Aleksandrova, born 9 April 1957 in

Tiraspol Tiraspol (, ; also /; , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Transnistria, a breakaway state of Moldova, where it is the third-largest city. The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River. Tiraspol is a regional hub of cul ...

Moldavian SSR The Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic or Moldavian SSR (, mo-Cyrl, Република Советикэ Сочиалистэ Молдовеняскэ), also known as the Moldovan Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldovan SSR, Soviet Moldavia, Sovie ...

) is a Moldovan

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

who competed for the

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in the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

. In 1976, she was a crew member of the Soviet boat, which won the silver medal in the quadruple sculls event. Four years later, she and her partner Yelena Khloptseva won the gold medal in the 1980 double sculls competition.

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* 1957 births Living people Moldovan female rowers Soviet female rowers Olympic rowers for the Soviet Union Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in rowing Sportspeople from Tiraspol Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for the Soviet Union {{USSR-rowing-Olympic-medalist-stub