Natalia Ovtchinnikova
| Natalia Ovtchinnikova | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Наталья Анатольевна Овчинникова | ||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Natalia Anatolyevna Ovtchinnikova | |||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 January 1948 Grozny, Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Kyiv, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||
| Level | International Elite | |||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 1967-1969 | |||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Nina Silaeva | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | yes | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Natalia Ovtchinnikova (born 1 January 1948) is a retired Soviet rhythmic gymnast.[1] She is a multiple Worlds silver medalist both in the individual event and as a group member.
Biography[edit]
Natalia was born in Grozny. She subsequently moved to Kyiv, where she now lives.
She is a multiple champion of the USSR. In 1967 she was selected for the World Championships in Copenhagen. She was 4th in the All-Around and won silver with hoop and in the exercise without apparatus.[2][3] In 1969 she officially became part of the Soviet group and won silver with 6 balls at the World Championships in Varna.[4][5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "ОВЧИННИКОВА Наталья Анатольевна | Российские спортсмены | Спортивная Россия". www.infosport.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 1967 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "3.World Championships in Kopenhagen, Denmark (18.-19. November 1967)". r-gymnast.bplaced.net. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "Наталья Овчинникова, художественная гимнастика | WSPORT-SHATOY" (in Russian). 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "4.WorldChampionships in Varna, Bulgaria (27.-29. September 1969)". r-gymnast.bplaced.net. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 1969 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2024-02-02.