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Born | 25 May 1952 Leznik, Ukraine | (age 72)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 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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Born | 25 May 1952 Leznik, Ukraine | (age 72)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Handball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | HC Spartak Kyiv | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Igor Turchin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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 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]