Nataliya Leonidivna Tymoshkina (née Sherstyuk, Ukrainian: Наталія Леонідівна Тимошкіна-Шерстюк, born 25 May 1952) is a retired Ukrainian handball goalkeeper. She was part of the Soviet teams that won gold medals at the 1976 and 1980 Olympics[1] and placed second at the 1975 and 1978 world championships.[2][3] The Soviet team leaders Zinaida Turchyna and Tetyana Kocherhina credit the 1976 Olympic victory to Tymoshkina.[4][5]
 Tymoshkina at the 1980 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 May 1952 (age 72) Leznik, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Handball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | HC Spartak Kyiv | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Igor Turchin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tymoshkina started as a field player, and was converted into a goalkeeper by the coach. While she understood that she was more efficient in the goal she never liked that position.[6]
References
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- ^ Nataliya Sherstiuk-Tymoshkina. sports-reference.com
- ^ Women Handball World Championship 1973 in Yugoslavia 08-15.12 Champion Yugoslavia,
Women Handball World Championship 1975 Soviet Union 03-13.12 Winner East Germany,
Women Handball World Championship 1978 in Czechoslovakia 30.11–10.12 Champion East Germany. todor66.com - ^ Тимошкина (Шерстюк) Наталья Леонидовна. mfsospartak.ru
- ^ Kargova, Tatyana (15 April 2010) От судьбы убегала два раза. Еженедельник 2000. (interview in Russian)
- ^ Зинаида Турчина: О нас говорили, будто мы как собаки, которых с цепи спустили. fraza.ua (28 May 2009)
- ^ Наталья Тимошкина: «Спартак» хотел побеждать в любом соревновании. spartak.kiev.ua (1 January 2005)
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