Larisa Marinenkova (born 7 March 1969) is a Moldovanpowerlifter who has competed at three Summer Paralympics for her country, and won medals in the IPC Powerlifting Open European Championships and 2017 World Para Paralifting World Cup.
As a child, Larisa Marinenkova contracted polio, resulting in permanent muscle weakness. She eventually moved to sports, despite the lack of adapted facilities in Moldova. In 2008, she finished eight in her weight class at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China.[1]
Marinenkova won the bronze medal in her weight class at the International Paralympic Committee Powerlifting Open European Championships in 2013 at Aleksin, Russia.[2]
She was selected as one of two members of the Moldovan team for the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England.[3] However, she was unable to lift the standard weight set, something that she was severely disappointed about and drove her to compete at the following Games.[1]
At the 2017 World Para Paralifting World Cup in Eger, Hungary, Marinenkova finished in second place behind Egypt's Rehab Abougharbya. Marinenkova's largest lift was 88 kilograms (194lb), while Abourgharbya's was 115 kilograms (254lb).[5]
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