Olympic medal record
Women's Handball
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Team
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1978 CzechoslovakiaTeam
Gold medal – first place 1982 HungaryTeam
Gold medal – first place 1986 NetherlandsTeam

Larysa Aleksandrivna Karlova (Ukrainian: Лариса Александрівна Карлова, born 7 August 1958 in Kiev) is a former Soviet handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, in the 1980 Summer Olympics, and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. One of the most outstanding players in the history of handball.

In 1976, she won the gold medal with the Soviet team. She played all five matches and scored one goal.

Four years later, she was a member of the Soviet team which won the gold medal again. She played all five matches and scored 19 goals.

In 1988, she won the bronze medal as part of the Soviet team. She played all five matches and scored seven goals.


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