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Nataliya Aleksandrova

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Nataliya Aleksandrova
Full nameNataliya Yuryevna Aleksandrova
Country represented Belarus
Born (1984-08-08) August 8, 1984 (age 40)
Minsk, Belarus
DisciplineRhythmic Gymnastics
LevelInternational Elite
Years on national team2001-2004
ClubRTsFVS Minsk
Head coach(es)Irina Leparskaya
Assistant coach(es)Natalia Shmakova
ChoreographerHalina Ryzhankova
Retiredyes
Medal record
Rhythmic gymnastics
Representing  Belarus
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
FIG World Cup 0 3 2
Total 0 3 2
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 New Orleans All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2002 New Orleans 3 Ropes + 2 Balls
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Budapest All-Around
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Geneva All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Riesa 5 Ribbons
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Geneva 3 Ropes + 2 Balls

Nataliya Yuryevna Aleksandrova (born 8 August 1984) is a retired Belarusian rhythmic gymnast.[1] She's a World and European Championships medalist.

Biography

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In 2001 Nataliya became a member of the senior group, competing at the European Championships in Geneva where the Belarusian group won bronze in the All-Around and gold with 3 ropes and 2 balls.[2]

In July 2002 she helped the group win silver in the All-Around and bronze with 3 ropes and 2 balls at the World Championships in New Orleans.[3]

She then competed in the 2003 European Championships in Riesa, where she won bronze in the 5 ribbons final.[4] In September of the same year the group won bronze in the All-Around at the World Championships in Budapest and thus qualifying for the following year's Olympics.[5]

In 2004 the group won 3 silver and 2 bronze medals in the 2003-2004 World Cup circuit. At the Olympic Games in Athens Aleksandrova, Zlatislava Nersesyan, Yenia Burlo,Glafira Martinovich, Galina Nikandrova and Maryia Poplyko took 6th place in the preliminaries and were 4th in the final, being just 0.600 points away from the bronze medal.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "ALIAKSANDRAVA Natalia - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  2. ^ "2001 European Championships Result Book" (PDF). backend.europeangymnastics.com.
  3. ^ "World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships 2002 - Results Women". www.the-sports.org. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  4. ^ "2003 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships Book results" (PDF). ueg.org.
  5. ^ "26.World Championships in Budapest, Hungary 2003". r-gymnast.bplaced.net. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  6. ^ "Olympedia – Natallia Aliaksandrauna". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  7. ^ "2004 Olympic Games" (PDF). static.usagym.org.