Natalya Anatolyevna Petrusyova (russian: Ната́лья Анато́льевна Петрусёва; born 2 September 1955) is a former

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Short biography

Natalya Petrusyova trained at Burevestnik. Competing for the

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, Petrusyova was a very successful skater – once Olympic Champion (on the 1,000 m), twice World Allround Champion, once World Sprint Champion, twice European Allround Champion, three times Soviet Allround Champion, twice Soviet Sprint Champion, and ten-time world record holder. Petrusyova was awarded the

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in 1980. After her speed skating career had ended, Petrusyova became the senior speed skating coach at the ''Committee for Physical Culture and Sports'' in Moscow. At the

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, she was the senior coach of the Russian speed skating team. She married

Vladimir Komarov Vladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov ( rus, Влади́мир Миха́йлович Комаро́в, p=vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪtɕ kəmɐˈrof; 16 March 1927 – 24 April 1967) was a Soviet test pilot, aerospace engineer, and cosmonaut. ...

, a Soviet Olympic speed skater.

Medals

An overview of medals won by Petrusyova at important championships she participated in, listing the years in which she won each:

World records

Over the course of her career, Petrusyova skated ten

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Personal records

References

External links

Natalya Petrusyova at ''SkateResults.com''

Personal records at ''Skatebase.com''
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Petrusyova, Natalya 1955 births Living people Russian female speed skaters Soviet female speed skaters Olympic speed skaters of the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Speed skaters at the 1976 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1980 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1984 Winter Olympics Burevestnik (sports society) athletes Olympic medalists in speed skating World record setters in speed skating Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR