1. Natallia Tsylinskaya is a former international cyclist who specialised in track sprinting.
20 Facts About Natallia Tsylinskaya
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Natallia Tsylinskaya now serves as the chairwoman of the Belarusian Cycling Federation and a state coach for the National Olympic Training Center for cycling.
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Natallia Tsylinskaya was born in Minsk, then part of the Soviet Union.
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Under the direction of her trainer, Alexander Beljatsky, Natallia Tsylinskaya won the Youth USSR Championship at the age of 14.
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Natallia Tsylinskaya won gold for both the sprint and 500mTT events at three of the four world cups in that year but did not gain a medal at the 2001 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.
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Natallia Tsylinskaya followed this by winning gold in both the 500mTT and sprint events at the 2002 World Championships in Ballerup, Denmark.
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However, in the sprint event, Natallia Tsylinskaya competed against Russian track cyclist Svetlana Grankovskaya in the final, and lost in two straight heats, taking second place.
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On 20 August 2004, Natallia Tsylinskaya took the bronze medal, her only Olympic medal, in the 500m time trial, with a time of 34.167 seconds.
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At beginning of the new season, Natallia Tsylinskaya expanded her training routine to incorporate Keirin racing.
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Natallia Tsylinskaya began the season by appearing at the Los Angeles World Cup, winning gold in the 500mTT and the sprint and winning bronze in the Keirin.
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One month later, in January 2005, Natallia Tsylinskaya rode at the Manchester World Cup, where she won gold in the Keirin event.
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Natallia Tsylinskaya won gold in the 500mTT race over Anna Meares by.
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Natallia Tsylinskaya sustained mild, superficial injuries as well as a moderate concussion.
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At the 2006 World Championships, Natallia Tsylinskaya won gold in the 500mTT event, posting a time of 34.152 seconds.
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At the later sprint event, Natallia Tsylinskaya took the gold in the sprint event, beating Victoria Pendleton in the final.
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Natallia Tsylinskaya won second place behind Guerra with a time of 34.802 seconds in the 500m time trial.
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Natallia Tsylinskaya was placed sixth overall at the end of the competition.
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Natallia Tsylinskaya serves as the head of the women's commission of the UEC.
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Natallia Tsylinskaya returned to Minsk occasionally to attend the Academy of Physical Training and Sports, where she studied in absentia and which she completed in 1998.
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Natallia Tsylinskaya thereafter began a relationship with Russian bicycle racer Andrey Minashkin.