Natalia Vladimirovna Yurchenko was born on 26 January 1965 and is a retired Soviet artistic gymnast, who won the women's all-around gold medal at the 1983 World Championships.
11 Facts About Natalia Yurchenko
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Natalia Yurchenko was born on 26 January 1965 in Norilsk, Russian SFSR.
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Natalia Yurchenko was coached by Vladislav Rastorotsky at the Dinamo sports society in Rostov on Don.
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Natalia Yurchenko became the all-around World Champion, achieving two perfect 10s in the process.
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At the Friendship Games in Olomouc, Natalia Yurchenko returned from injury, battled with Olga Mostepanova and managed to win the gold medal on vault and team competition.
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Natalia Yurchenko was awarded the title of Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR.
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Natalia Yurchenko retired from gymnastics in 1986, but made an appearance at the 1991 World Professional Championships in Fairfax, Virginia.
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The Natalia Yurchenko vault is named after her in the Code of Points.
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The Natalia Yurchenko family is a group of vaults based on the entry she used in her original Natalia Yurchenko vault.
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The Natalia Yurchenko loop is another skill she originated, but it no longer appears in the Code of Points.
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Natalia Yurchenko coached at LVSA, a gymnastics club in Pennsylvania, for almost nine years, at Parkettes National Gymnastics Training Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and at the Lakeshore Academy of Artistic Gymnastics in Chicago.