Natalia Yurchenko

Quick Facts

Full Name	Natalia Yurchenko
Occupation	Artistic Gymnast
Date Of Birth	Jan 26, 1965(1965-01-26)
Age	59
Birthplace	Norilsk
Country	Russia
Birth City	Krasnoyarsk Krai
Horoscope	Capricorn

Natalia Yurchenko Biography

Natalia Yurchenko is one of the most popular and richest Artistic Gymnast who was born on January 26, 1965 in Norilsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. Yurchenko was born 26 January 1965 in Norilsk (Russian SFSR). She immigrated to America in 1999. She lives in Chicago, Illinois with her husband, Igor Sklyarov.

Yurchenko returned to the Friendship Games in Olomouc after a long injury recovery and fought with Olga Mostepanova to win the gold medal in vault and the team competition. She won the University Games vault, balance beam and almost all other events in 1985. This was her second win and she contributed to the team’s winning gold medal at World Championships.

The Yurchenko vault and Yurchenko loop are named after her. The Yurchenko family is now a group of vaults based on the entry she used in her original Yurchenko vault (a round-off onto the table, followed by a back tuck, which is currently worth 3.80 points in the 2013-2016 Code of Points).

In late 2015, Yurchenko launched ‘Yurchenko Gymnastics’ to provide quality gymnastics apparel, accessories and equipment to competitive gymnasts.

She won the all-around title at USSR Championships and USSR Cup at the prestigious Moscow News tournament, four years later. She won all but the floor exercise at the USSR Championships and University Games in 1983. She was also the All-around World Champion and achieved two perfect 10s. After sustaining an injury in the vault final, she was unable to qualify for the finals of the uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise events. She left with two world championship titles.

Natalia Yurchenko Net Worth

Natalia Yurchenko is one of the richest Artistic Gymnast from Russia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Natalia Yurchenko 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Natalia Vladimirovna Yurchenko, Russian: Natal’ia Vladimirovna Uurchenko ), was a Soviet artistic gymnast who won the all-around gold medal for women at the 1983 World Championships. She is well-known for her daring and innovative gymnastics.

Vladislav Rastorotsky was Yurchenko’s coach at the Dinamo Sports Society in Rostov-on-Don. She placed 5th all around at the 1978 Junior Friendship Tournament. On bars, she won the gold medal in the team competition. She also made her debut in the senior Riga International meet that year, winning bronze on the floor.

Yurchenko was awarded the title of Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. She retired from gymnastics in 1986, but made an appearance at the 1991 World Professional Championships in Fairfax, Virginia.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Natalia Yurchenko Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Natalia Ranked on the list of most popular Artistic Gymnast. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Russia. Natalia Yurchenko celebrates birthday on January 26 of every year.

Where is Natalia Yurchenko now?

Yurchenko retired in 1986 and immigrated to the U.S. in 1999. She has coached at gymnastics clubs in Pennsylvania, and now works at Lakeshore Academy in Chicago , where she lives with husband, Igor Sklyarov, and daughter, Olga.

Who invented the Yurchenko?

Natalia Sklyarova-Yurchenko , three-time world champion, innovator of the “Yurchenko” vault, and inductee in the prestigious “International Gymnastics Hall of Fame”. LO: Natalia, you are a highly respected legend in the sport of gymnastics, not only for being “Mrs.

Who is Natalia Yurchenko?

Natalia Vladimirovna Yurchenko (Russian: Наталья Владимировна Юрченко) (born 26 January 1965) is a retired Soviet artistic gymnast , who won the women’s all-around gold medal at the 1983 World Championships.

Why is it called the Yurchenko vault?

Yurchenko is the name of both a specific vault and a vault family in artistic gymnastics. The Yurchenko was named after Soviet gymnast Natalia Yurchenko in 1982 during a competition in Moscow. In a Yurchenko vault, the gymnast does a round-off onto the springboard and a back handspring onto the horse or vaulting table.

Is Yurchenko still alive?

He died in 2002. KGB mole Aldrich Ames fed the Soviets details of the CIA’s interrogations of Yurchenko. He was convicted of espionage in 1994.