Natalia Lavrova

{{short description|Russian rhythmic gymnast}}

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| fullname = Natalia Aleksandrovna Lavrova

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1984|08|04|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Penza, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|04|23|1984|08|04|df=yes}}

| death_place = Penza Oblast, Russia

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| headcoach = Irina Viner

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| formercoach = Olga Stebeneva

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{{Medal|Country | {{RUS}} }}

{{Medal|Sport | Group Rhythmic Gymnastics}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

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{{MedalGold | 2000 Sydney | Group All-around}}

{{MedalGold | 2004 Athens | Group All-around}}

{{Medal|Competition | World Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold | 1999 Osaka|Group All-around}}

{{Medal|Gold | 2002 New Orleans|Group All-around}}

{{Medal|Gold | 2003 Budapest|Group All-around}}

{{Medal|Gold | 2003 Budapest|5 Ribbons}}

{{Medal|Gold | 2003 Budapest|2 Balls + 3 Hoops}}

{{Medal|Silver | 1999 Osaka|3 Ribbons + 2 Hoops}}

{{Medal|Silver | 2002 New Orleans|5 Ribbons}}

{{MedalBronze | 1999 Osaka|10 Clubs}}

{{Medal|Competition | European Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2001 Geneva|Group All-around}}

{{MedalGold|2001 Geneva|10 Clubs}}

{{MedalGold|2003 Riesa|Group All-around}}

{{MedalGold|2003 Riesa|5 Ribbons}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Cup Final}}

{{Medal|Gold|2004 Moscow|5 Ribbons}}

{{Medal|Gold|2004 Moscow|2 Balls + 3 Hoops}}

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Natalia Aleksandrovna Lavrova ({{langx|ru|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.

Life and career

Lavrova was born in Penza, Soviet Union. Her first coach was Olga Stebeneva at the Dinamo club in 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.{{cite news|url=http://sportcom.ru/portal/2010/04/26/66797.html|title=Monument to Natalia Lavrova to be erected in Penza|date=26 April 2010|publisher=sportcom.ru}} The car (VAZ 2114) was completely destroyed by fire after the accident.{{in lang|ru}}[http://www.newsru.com/sport/24apr2010/lavrova2.html Двукратную олимпийскую чемпионку Наталью Лаврову похоронят в воскресенье в Пензе] The driver of the other car was injured.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/04/23/sports/AP-GYM-Lavrova-Killed.html|title=Olympic Champ Natalia Lavrova Dies in Car Accident|date=23 April 2010|work=New York Times|accessdate=23 April 2010}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=RjwilmsiBot}}{{cite news|url=http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/04/23/6830418.html|title=Gymnastic Olympic champ dies in car crash|date=23 April 2010|publisher=Voice of Russia|accessdate=23 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120909075924/http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/04/23/6830418.html|archive-date=9 September 2012|url-status=dead}}

Detailed Olympic results

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! Music {{cite news|title=Russia Group RG music list |url=http://www.rgforum.no/music/results.php?search=groups |publisher= rgforum |language=en |accessdate=18 December 2020}}

! Apparatus

! Score-Final

! Score-Qualifying

rowspan="3" | 2004

| rowspan="3" | Olympics

| rowspan="3" | Athens

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| Group All-around

| 51.100

| 49.875

Mona Lisa Overdrive music from The Matrix Reloaded
by Don Davis & Juno Reactor

| 5 Ribbons

| 25.300

| 24.700

Ironside (excerpt) / White,
Crane Lightning / "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
music from Kill Bill
by Quincy Jones / RZA / Santa Esmeralda

| 3 Hoops / 2 Balls

| 25.800

| 25.175

References

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