| Natalia Lavrova | ||||||||||||||||
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| Country represented | Russia | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 August 1984 Penza, Soviet Union |
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| Died | 23 April 2010 (aged 25) Penza Oblast, Russia |
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| Hometown | Penza | |||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||
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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]