GONCHAROVA Nataliya

1 Jun 1989
32
Female
1.94/6'4''
SKOLE
 
Ukraine
MOSCOW
 
Russian Federation

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
VVO Volleyball Women 7

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Ariake Arena
ROC
ROC
0
ITA
Italy
3
Finished
Ariake Arena
ROC
ROC
3
ARG
Argentina
0
Finished
Ariake Arena
CHN
China
2
ROC
ROC
3
Finished
Ariake Arena
USA
United States
0
ROC
ROC
3
Finished
Ariake Arena
ROC
ROC
2
TUR
Turkey
3
Finished
Ariake Arena
BRA
Brazil
3
ROC
ROC
1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
5Women2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
5Women2012London, GBR

World Championship
RankEventYearLocation
1Women2010Japan
5Women2014Italy
8Women2018Japan

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
3Women2019Japan

European Championship
RankEventYearLocation
6Women2017
7Women2019

Grand Champions Cup
RankEventYearLocation
4Women2017Japan
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Gonga (FIVB Media Guide, 2012)
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Natalya Obmochaeva
:
Spending time with her dog, fishing. (Instagram profile, 09 Oct 2020; vldinamo.ru, 24 Jun 2020)
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Athlete
:
Moscow State University of Instrument Engineering and Computer Science [MSUIECS], Russian Federation
:
English, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian
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Dinamo Moscow [Russian Federation] since 2007
:
Zeljko Bulatovic [club], SRB; Sergio Busato [national], ITA
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Opposite spiker (olympic.ru, 02 Sep 2020)
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Her older sister Valeriya Goncharova has also represented the Russian Federation in volleyball, and competed at the 2013 World Grand Prix in Japan. She also represented Ukraine in the sport at junior level. (sport-express.ru, 04 Mar 2016; SportsDeskOnline, 18 Feb 2020)
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In December 2019 she suffered an ankle injury during a Champions League match against RC Cannes and was sidelined for the Final Four of the Russian Cup. (rsport.ria.ru, 18 Dec 2019)

She suffered a shoulder injury during the 2018 World Championship in Japan and could not complete the tournament. (rsport.ria.ru, 30 Oct 2018)
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Super League [RUS] (vldinamo.ru, 03 Oct 2020)
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She took up volleyball in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine. (sport.business-gazeta.ru, 01 Jul 2013)
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She took up the sport with her sister. (vldinamo.ru, 24 Jun 2020)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (sovsport.ru, 12 May 2020)
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In 2016 she was named Most Valuable Player [MVP] at the European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Ankara, Turkey. (sport-express.ru, 10 Jan 2016)

She was named Best Opposite Spiker at the 2015 World Cup in Japan. (worldcup.2015.women.fivb.com, 07 Sep 2015)

She was named Best Opposite Spiker at the 2015 World Grand Prix Finals in Omaha, NE, United States of America. (worldgrandprix.2015.fivb.com, 27 Jul 2015)

She was named Best Player of the Russian Super League for four consecutive seasons between 2014/15 and 2017/18. (vldinamo.ru, 06 Feb 2020)

She holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 25 Dec 2019)

General Interest

General
PREVIOUS NAME
She was previously married to Russian volleyball player Aleksey Obmochaev, who won gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and competed under her married name [Obmochaeva] between 2012 and 2016. She returned to her maiden name of Goncharova after the couple separated. (sovsport.ru, 15 Feb 2016; vldinamo.ru, 31 Mar 2016; sport-express.ru, 17 Feb 2016)

FROM UKRAINE TO RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Born in Skole, Ukraine, she initially represented Ukraine at international level before switching to represent the Russian Federation in 2010. "In Ukraine the [volleyball] prospects are not so good. The championships of the two countries are not comparable, and neither are the levels of ambition." (news.sport-express.ru, 24 Mar 2009; sport.business-gazeta.ru, 23 Sep 2013)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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