Larissa Chouaib
Larissa Chouaib (Arabic: لاريسا شعيب; born November 1st, 1966) is a Ukrainian-Lebanese[1] Olympic table tennis player and Arab World Table Tennis Champion. She represented Lebanon in 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[2] She studied Sport Education in Kyiv from 1984 to 1989 when she had a Master's degree in the same field.[1] In 2001, she started her coaching career in Table tennis in Lebanon.[3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Native name | لاريسا شعيب |
| Birth name | Лариса Гунченко |
| Full name | Larissa Shaib |
| National team |  Lebanon |
| Born | November 1, 1966 Ukraine |
| Education | National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Ukraine Lebanon |
| Sport | Table tennis |
| Updated on 23 July 2017. | |
Olympic participation
Atlanta 1996
Chouaib was the only participant for Lebanon in that tournament.[4]
- Table tennis – Women's Singles – Preliminary Round
| Rank | Athlete | W | L | GW | GL | PW | PL | TPE | NZL | ITA | LIB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Chen Jing (TPE) | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 145 | 88 | X | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 |  Chunli Li (NZL) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 109 | 76 | 0–2 | X | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3 |  Alessia Arisi (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 116 | 120 | 1–2 | 0–2 | X | 2–0 | |
| 4 | Larissa Chouaib (LIB) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 126 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | X |
Personal life
Larissa Chouaib married her college classmate Yahia, and they have a son, Businessman and Entrepreneur Maxim Sheaib.[1]
References
- "لاعبة مميزة برزت في العام 1992 : لاريسا شعيب : أوكرانية تحرز بطولة لبنان في كرة الطاولة". الحياة (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Larissa Chouaib". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- "لاريسا شعيب: مواهب الطاولة كثيرةولكن أين دعم الدولة؟". Almustaqbal Newspaper (in Arabic). 7 November 2004. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
تحوّلت لاريسا شعيب منذ نحو ثلاث سنوات الى مهنة التدريب في ميدان كرة الطاولة، في النادي الرياضي الذي كانت تلعب له، بعدما وجدت في نفسها القدرة على العطاء في هذا المجال
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lebanon at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Table Tennis at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Singles Preliminary Round". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
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