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Larisa Gennadyevna Lukyanenko ( Russian: Лариса Геннадьевна Лукьяненко, born 7 August 1973) is a former
Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...
ian individual
rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coordi ...
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Career

Loukianenko took up rhythmic gymnastics in 1980 at age 7. She was coached by Galina Krylenko at Club Dynamo in
Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...
. She emerged as a top class competitor at the 1992 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in
Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
,
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. A broken ankle prevented her from competing in the 1993 World Championships and it took her nearly a year to recover. She made a comeback at the 1994 European Championships. She swept the 1993 Grand Prix Final winning the All-around and the event finals in hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon. Loukianenko's best apparatus was rope; she became a three-time times World Champion on this apparatus. She participated at the 1996
Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...
, and ranked 5th in the AA semi-finals and 7th in the AA finals. She retired at age 23 in 1996. Loukianenko is currently a coach and judge for the Belarusian Gymnastics Federation. She and her former teammate,
Tatiana Ogrizko Tatiana Ogryzko (born 28 May 1976 in Minsk, Belarus) is a Belarusian former individual rhythmic gymnast. Biography In 1992, Ogrizko was involved in a car accident which left her in a coma for six months. She had to learn to walk again. One ye ...
, are currently coaching
Melitina Staniouta Melitina Dmitryevna Staniouta ( be, Меліціна Дзмітрыеўна Станюта, russian: Мелитина Дмитриевна Станюта; born 15 November 1993) is a Belarusian retired individual rhythmic gymnast.1973 births Living people Belarusian rhythmic gymnasts Olympic gymnasts of Belarus Gymnasts at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Krasnoyarsk Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships {{Belarus-rhythmic-gymnastics-bio-stub