Hometown Penza Disciplines Rhythmic gymnastics Weight 57 kg | Role Olympic athlete Name Natalia Lavrova Country represented Russia | |
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Full name Natalia Aleksandrovna Lavrova Born 4 August 1984
Penza, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union ( 1984-08-04 ) Died April 23, 2010, Penza Oblast, Russia Olympic medals Gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's rhythmic group all-around Similar People Yelena Posevina, Olesya Belugina, Mariya Netesova, Vera Shimanskaya, Yelena Shalamova | ||
RUSSIA - Hommage to Natalia Lavrova (Corbeil 2010)
Natalia Aleksandrovna Lavrova (Russian: Наталья Александровна Лаврова, 4 August 1984 – 23 April 2010) was a dual Olympic gold medalist. Lavrova was the first group rhythmic gymnast to win two gold medals in the rhythmic gymnastics group event at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.
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Life and career
Lavrova was born in Penza, Soviet Union. Her first coach was Olga Stebeneva at the Dinamo club in her hometown of Penza.
Lavrova died in a car accident in Penza Oblast in 2010. She was a passenger in a car driven by her pregnant sister Olga Popova (Ольга Попова) who also died in the collision with another vehicle near Penza, some 600 kilometers south-east of Moscow. The car (VAZ 2114) was completely destroyed by fire after the accident. The driver of the other car was injured.