Natalia Yurchenko

Natalia Yurchenko
Наталья Юрченко
Full nameRussian: Наталья Владимировна Юрченко
Born (1965-01-26) 26 January 1965 (age 60)
Norilsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
HometownRussia
Height155 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country represented Soviet Union
Years on national team1978–86 (URS)
Former countries representedRussia
LevelSenior Elite Gymnast
Eponymous skillsYurchenko, Yurchenko loop
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Budapest Team
Gold medal – first place 1983 Budapest All-Around
Gold medal – first place 1985 Montreal Team
World Cup Final
Gold medal – first place 1982 Zagreb All-Around
Gold medal – first place 1982 Zagreb Vault
Gold medal – first place 1982 Zagreb Balance Beam
Silver medal – second place 1982 Zagreb Uneven Bars
Friendship Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Olomouc Team
Gold medal – first place 1984 Olomouc Vault
Silver medal – second place 1984 Olomouc Uneven Bars

Natalia Vladimirovna Yurchenko (Russian: Наталья Владимировна Юрченко) (born 26 January 1965) is a retired Soviet artistic gymnast, who won the women's all-around gold medal at the 1983 World Championships. Renowned for her innovative and daring gymnastics, she is best known as the originator of the Yurchenko vault family, which is a round-off back handspring entry onto the vault, and then performing a series of twists and flips off.


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