Nataliya Goncharova (volleyball)

Nataliya Olegovna Goncharova (Russian: Наталия Олеговна Гончарова, born 1 June 1989), from 2012 to 2016 Obmochaeva,[1] is a Russian volleyball player. She played for the Ukraine women's national volleyball team until 2010 when she became part of the Russia women's national volleyball team.[2]

Nataliya Goncharova
Nataliya Goncharova
Personal information
Full nameNataliya Olegovna Goncharova
NationalityUkrainian/Russian
Born (1989-06-01) 1 June 1989 (age 35)
Skole, Ukrainian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Spike320 cm (126 in)
Block305 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite
Current clubDynamo Moscow
Number8
Career
YearsTeams


2007–
University Ivano-Frankivsk
Regina Rivne
Dynamo Moscow
National team
2007–2009
2010–
Ukraine
Russia
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  Russia
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Japan
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Japan
World Grand Prix
Silver medal – second place 2015 USA
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Japan
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Germany
Gold medal – first place 2015 Netherlands/Belgium

Career

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She played with the Ukrainian team at the 2005 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship,[3] the 2006 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship,[3] the 2007 Junior World Championship,[4] the qualification for the Women's European Volleyball Championship (in 2007 and 2009),[5][6] and the qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics[7]

With Russia, she was part of the teams which played the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan,[8] the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix (in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016),[3] the European Championships (in 2011, 2013, 2015),[2] the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship (in 2010, 2014, 2018),[9][10] the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup in Japan,[11] and the Olympic Games of London 2012,[12] Rio 2016.[13] and Tokyo 2020.

At club level, she played for University (in Ivano-Frankivsk) and Regina (in Rivne) before moving to Dynamo Moscow in 2007.[3][14][15] Goncharova has been chosen the best player of the Russian Super League three times (in 2014–15, 2015–16 and 2016–17).[16]

Personal life

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In 2012, she married Russian volleyball player Aleksey Obmochaev. However, they divorced in January 2016.[1]

Awards

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Individuals

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National team

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Junior

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Senior

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Clubs

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References

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  1. ^ a b Анфиногентов, Андрей (17 February 2016). Наталия Гончарова: "С мужем рассталась, но в семейной жизни не разочаровалась". Sport Express (in Russian). Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Profile". CEV. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "Profile – World Grand Prix 2016". FIVB. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Japan vs. Ukraine - 2007 Junior World Championship - Match report" (PDF). FIVB. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Ukraine - Team details - 2006/07 European Championships". CEV. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Ukraine - Team details - 2009 European Championships". CEV. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Ukraine - Team details - 2008 Olympic Games - European Qualification". CEV. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  8. ^ "2013 Summer Universiade - Women Volleyball - Gold medal match report" (PDF). 2013 Summer Universiade. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  9. ^ "Profile – Italy 2014". FIVB. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Team Roster. Russia. FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2018". Japan2018.fivb.com. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
  11. ^ "Profile – World Cup 2015". FIVB. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Profile – London 2012". FIVB. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Profile – Rio 2016". FIVB. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  14. ^ Наталья Гончарова: "О Пушкине мне напоминают постоянно". Sport Express (in Russian). 24 March 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  15. ^ "WebCite query result". www.webcitation.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2016. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  16. ^ "Nataliya Goncharova wins the "Best Player" award third time in a row". russiavolley.com. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
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Awards
Preceded by Best Opposite Spiker of
FIVB World Grand Prix

2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by
First Award
Best Opposite of
World Cup

2015
Succeeded by