Natalia Aleksandrovna Lavrova (, 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.

Life and career

Lavrova was born in Penza, Soviet Union. Her first coach was Olga Stebeneva at the Dinamo club in Penza.

Natalia Lavrova

Lavrova died in a car accident in Penza Oblast in 2010. She was a passenger 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.

Natalia Lavrova

Detailed Olympic results

References

External links

Pictures of the accident

1984 births

2010 deaths

Sportspeople from Penza

Penza State University alumni

Russian rhythmic gymnasts

Olympic gymnasts for Russia

Olympic gold medalists for Russia

Gymnasts at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Road incident deaths in Russia

Olympic medalists in gymnastics

Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships

Medalists at the Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships

Natalia Lavrova