Larisa Viktorovna Merk (russian: Лариса Викторовна Мерк, born 16 March 1971 in Novosibirsk) is a

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rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is ...

who competed for

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in four Summer Olympics. In 2000, she was a crew member of the Russia boat which won the bronze medal in the quadruple sculls event.

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1971 births Living people Russian female rowers Olympic rowers for Russia Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Russia Sportspeople from Novosibirsk Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Rowing Championships medalists for Russia {{Russia-rowing-bio-stub