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 71)
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
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Team
World championships
Bronze medal – third place1973 YugoslaviaTeam
Silver medal – second place1975 Soviet UnionTeam
Silver medal – second place1978 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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