Nataliya Kurova Explained

Nataliya Kurova
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Birth Date:	22 April 1962
Birth Place:	Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height:	1.72m (05.64feet)
Weight:	66kg (146lb)
Sport:	Speed skating
Club:	Dynamo
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Nataliya Kurova (later Artamonova; Russian: Наталья Курова (-Артамонова); born 22 April 1962) is a retired Russian speed skater who won a bronze medal at the European Speed Skating Championships in 1986. She also competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in the 1500 m and finished in seventh place.

Personal bests:

• 500 m – 41.22 (1986)
• 1000 m – 1:21.05 (1987)
• 1500 m – 2:07.98 (1988)
• 3000 m – 4:30.79 (1986)
• 5000 m – 7:59.11 (1987)