Larisa Moskalenko

Larisa Moskalenko
Medal record
Representing Soviet Union
Sailing
Olympic Games

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Larysa Moskalenko (born 3 January 1963) is a former sailor, who competed for the Soviet Union and Unified Team. She won a bronze medal in the 470 class at the 1988 Summer Olympics with Iryna Chunykhovska.^[1]^[2]^[3]

She moved to Italy in 1993 and ran a luxury boat rental business. In 2013, she was arrested after she had been hired to provide speedboats to an operation that kidnapped children involved in custody battles.^[4]^[5]^[6] She stated in a pre-trial hearing, "I thought it was all legal, in fact I thought it was a humanitarian action."^[7]

References

^ "Larysa Moskalenko". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
^ "Larisa Moskalenko". www.databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
^ John Nauright (6 April 2012). Sports around the World. ABC-CLIO. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-59884-301-9. Retrieved 2013-04-16.
^ Squires, Nick (1 November 2013). "Italian police 'bust child kidnapping ring'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
^ "Italy busts 'international child kidnapping ring'". BBC News. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
^ Langlois, Jill (31 October 2013). "Italy busts international child kidnapping ring". Public Radio International. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
^ McKenna, Joesphine (3 November 2013). "Child kidnappings were like a James Bond film, Ukrainian athlete says". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-08-15.

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[1] "Larysa Moskalenko". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2013-04-16.

[2] "Larisa Moskalenko". www.databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2013-03-23. Retrieved 2013-04-16.

[Nauright2012-3] John Nauright (6 April 2012). Sports around the World. ABC-CLIO. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-59884-301-9. Retrieved 2013-04-16.

[4] Squires, Nick (1 November 2013). "Italian police 'bust child kidnapping ring'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-08-15.

[5] "Italy busts 'international child kidnapping ring'". BBC News. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 2017-08-15.

[6] Langlois, Jill (31 October 2013). "Italy busts international child kidnapping ring". Public Radio International. Retrieved 2017-08-15.

[7] McKenna, Joesphine (3 November 2013). "Child kidnappings were like a James Bond film, Ukrainian athlete says". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2017-08-15.

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