Nataliya Rusnachenko
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Nataliya Rusnachenko is a Ukrainian former handball
player who competed for the Soviet Union
in the 1988 Summer Olympics
and for Austria
in the 1992 Summer Olympics
and in the 2000 Summer Olympics
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She was born in Kiev
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In 1988 she won the bronze medal with the Soviet team. She played one match as goalkeeper.
Four years later she was a member of the Austria team which finished fifth in the 1992 Olympic tournament
. She played three matches as goalkeeper.
At the 2000 Games she finished fifth with the Austrian team in the Olympic tournament
. She played all seven matches as goalkeeper.
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player who competed for the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
in the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
and for Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
in the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
and in the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
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She was born in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
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In 1988 she won the bronze medal with the Soviet team. She played one match as goalkeeper.
Four years later she was a member of the Austria team which finished fifth in the 1992 Olympic tournament
Handball at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Handball competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics:-Medal summary:-References:*...
. She played three matches as goalkeeper.
At the 2000 Games she finished fifth with the Austrian team in the Olympic tournament
Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics
-Medal summary:-References:*...
. She played all seven matches as goalkeeper.