Vladislav Vladimirovich Larin ( rus, Владислав Владимирович Ларин, , vlədʲɪˈslaf vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ ˈlarʲɪn; born 7 October 1995) is a

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taekwondo Taekwondo (; ; ) is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching. "Taekwondo" can be translated as ''tae'' ("strike with foot"), ''kwon'' ("strike with hand"), and ''do'' ("the art or way"). In ad ...

fighter, Olympic, World and European Champion, and fivefold Grand Prix series winner. Larin initially qualified for the

2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

as an Individual Neutral Athlete (AIN), but the

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did not declare him neutral and he was not invited to the Games as a result.

Early life

Vladislav Larin was born 7 October 1995 in the village of Kotkozero,

Karelia Karelia (; Karelian language, Karelian and ; , historically Коре́ла, ''Korela'' []; ) is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Russia (including the Soviet Union, Soviet era), Finland, and Sweden. It is currentl ...

. When he was five, his family moved to

Petrozavodsk Petrozavodsk (, ; Karelian language, Karelian, Veps language, Vepsian and ) is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, which stretches along the western shore of Lake Onega for some . The population of the city is 280,890 as of 2022. ...

, the capital of Karelia. He practiced

artistic gymnastics Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different types of apparatus. The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique, Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), ...

before receiving a longtime hand injury at the age of 5, urging him to discontinue. In 2002, he switched to taekwondo, attending and graduating from the Institute for Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Petrozavodsk State University, where he practiced taekwondo.

Personal life

On 16 August 2020, Larin married ninefold Russian poomse taekwondo champion Anastasia. Their wedding took place in Karelia.

Political stance

Larin was among the two Russian athletes barred from entering the

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due to his explicit support for the

Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

. Larin shot a video in which he called on people to donate for the mobilized Russian soldiers. In October 2023, the

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was considering opening a case against Larin whom they accused of financing terrorism and encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine. On October 18, Larin was added to the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Larin, Vladislav Living people 1995 births Russian male taekwondo practitioners Taekwondo practitioners at the 2015 European Games European Games medalists in taekwondo European Games silver medalists for Russia World Taekwondo Championships medalists European Taekwondo Championships medalists Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Russian Olympic Committee athletes Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in taekwondo Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Russia 21st-century Russian sportsmen Sportspeople from Petrozavodsk Military World Games silver medalists for Russia Military World Games medalists in taekwondo