Nataliya Tymoshkina

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]

Nataliya Tymoshkina
Tymoshkina at the 1980 Olympics
Personal information
Born25 May 1952 (1952-05-25) (age 72)
Leznik, Ukraine
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportHandball
ClubHC Spartak Kyiv
Coached byIgor Turchin
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal Team
1980 Moscow Team
World championships
1973 YugoslaviaTeam
1975 Soviet UnionTeam
1978 CzechoslovakiaTeam

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]

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