Natalia_Ovtchinnikova

Natalia Ovtchinnikova

Natalia Ovtchinnikova

Soviet rhythmic gymnast

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.

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Biography

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

  1. [1]
    "ОВЧИННИКОВА Наталья Анатольевна | Российские спортсмены | Спортивная Россия". www.infosport.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-02-02.
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    "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 1967 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  3. [3]
    "3.World Championships in Kopenhagen, Denmark (18.-19. November 1967)". r-gymnast.bplaced.net. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  4. [4]
    "Наталья Овчинникова, художественная гимнастика | WSPORT-SHATOY" (in Russian). 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  5. [5]
    "4.WorldChampionships in Varna, Bulgaria (27.-29. September 1969)". r-gymnast.bplaced.net. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  6. [6]
    "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 1969 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
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