MARINENKOVA Larisa

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
7	-73 kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	90
8	-67.5 kg	2008	Beijing, CHN	77.5
NoM	-67.5 kg	2012	London, GBR	NoM
World Championships
12	-79 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	83.0
NoM	-73 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	NoM
NoM	-67.5 kg	2010	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	NoM
European Open Championships
6	-73 kg	2018	Berck-sur-Mer, FRA	83

Cats. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019)

Mathematics - Moldova State University, Chisinau, MDA

English, Romanian, Russian

SCPLN [Moldova]

She competed in Para athletics [F34 shot put] at the 2016 European Championships in Grosseto, Italy. (paralympic.org, 11 Jun 2016)

2007 for Moldova (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019)

She took up the sport in 2004 at age 35 in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019; rfi.ro, 07 Sep 2016)

"If I choose another type of sport, I would need a companion [guide]. I chose one [powerlifting] where I can do it by myself. By lying on the horizontal bench, I could lift a maximum of 100 kilograms. My body was accustomed to the physical effort and the desire to train comes from within. I felt I needed that physical effort. Training is as exciting as the competition itself. The process captivated me and I came to a state where I cannot leave the sport." (rfi.ro, 07 Sep 2016)

Her performance at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019)

Egyptian Para powerlifter Sherif Osman. (Athlete, 13 Jul 2019)

"We are called people with disabilities. I would say we have special abilities, skills that others do not use." (rfi.ro, 07 Sep 2016)

In 2018 she received a Civic Merit Medal from the Moldovan government in recognition of her sporting achievements. (allmoldova.com, 31 May 2018)

She was flag bearer for the Republic of Moldova at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (myinfo.rio2016.com, 06 Sep 2016)