Natalia Lavrova

Natalia Lavrova
Country represented	Russia
Born	4 August 1984(1984-08-04) Penza, Soviet Union
Died	23 April 2010(2010-04-23) (aged 25) Penza Oblast, Russia
Hometown	Penza
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Medal record Women's gymnastics Competitor for  Russia Olympic Games Gold 2004 Athens Group All-around Gold 2000 Sydney Group All-around

Natalia Lavrova (Russian: Наталья Александровна Лаврова Natal'ya Aleksandrovna Lavrova) (4 August 1984 – 23 April 2010) was a dual Olympic gold medalist. Lavrova won a gold medal in the rhythmic gymnastics group event at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.

She was born in Penza, Soviet Union. Lavrova's first coach was Olga Stebeneva at the Dinamo club in her hometown of Penza.

Lavrova died in car accident in Penza Oblast in 2010. She was a passenger in a car driven by her pregnant sister Olga Popova (Ольга Попова) which collided with another vehicle near her home town of Penza, some 600 kilometers south-east of Moscow.^[1] Her sister was killed in the crash as well while the driver of the other car was injured.^[2][3] The car (VAZ 2114) was completely burnt by fire after the accident.^[4]

References

1. ^ "Monument to Natalia Lavrova to be erected in Penza" (in Russian). sportcom.ru. 26 April 2010. http://sportcom.ru/portal/2010/04/26/66797.html. Retrieved 29 April 2010. 
2. ^ "Olympic Champ Natalia Lavrova Dies in Car Accident". New York Times. 23 April 2010. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2010/04/23/sports/AP-GYM-Lavrova-Killed.html. Retrieved 23 April 2010. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Gymnastic Olympic champ dies in car crash". Voice of Russia. 23 April 2010. http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/04/23/6830418.html. Retrieved 23 April 2010. 
4. ^ (Russian)Двукратную олимпийскую чемпионку Наталью Лаврову похоронят в воскресенье в Пензе

External links

• Natalia Lavrova at Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique
• Pictures of the accident

Persondata
Name	Lavrova, Natalia
Alternative names
Short description	Olympic rhythmic gymnast
Date of birth	4 August 1984
Place of birth	Penza, Soviet Union
Date of death	23 April 2010
Place of death	Penza Oblast, Russia