Russian rhythmic gymnast

Natalia Aleksandrovna Lavrova (Russian: 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.

Contents

• 1 Life and career
• 2 Detailed Olympic results
• 3 References
• 4 External links

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 p*enger 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. The car (VAZ 2114) was completely destroyed by fire after the accident. The driver of the other car was injured.

Detailed Olympic results

References

External links

• Natalia Lavrova at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Pictures of the accident