Yurchenko, Natalia (1965–)
Yurchenko, Natalia (1965–)
Soviet gymnast. Born Jan 26, 1965, in Norilsk, USSR; m. Viktor Sklyarov (Olympic soccer player).
Won USSR nationals (1981, 1982), Moscow News (1982, 1983), USSR Cup (1982), World Cup (1982), University Games (1983, 1985); at World championships, won gold medals in all-around (1983) and team all-around (1983 and 1985); was the 1st to perform a Korbut loop on beam, the 1st to do a layout mount on beam, and the 1st female to perform the round-off entry vault; immigrated to US (1999).
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