Nataliya Goncharova (volleyball) explained

Nataliya Goncharova
Fullname:	Nataliya Olegovna Goncharova
Nationality:	Ukrainian/Russian
Birth Date:	1 June 1989
Birth Place:	Skole, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height:	1.96 m
Weight:	75 kg
Spike:	320 cm
Block:	305 cm
Position:	Opposite
Currentnumber:	8
Currentclub:	Dynamo Moscow
Years:	2007–
Clubs:	University Ivano-Frankivsk Regina Rivne Dynamo Moscow
Nationalyears:	2007–2009 2010–
Nationalteam:	Ukraine Russia

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]

Career

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

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

Awards

Individuals

• 2013 Summer Universiade "Most valuable player"
• 2013 Summer Universiade "Best spiker"
• 2015 FIVB Grand Prix "Best opposite"
• 2015 FIVB World Cup "Best opposite"
• 2016 Women's European qualification "MVP"
• 2019 FIVB World Cup "Best scorer"
• 2020 Russian Championship "Best scorer"
• 2014-15 Russian Championship "Best player"
• 2015-16 Russian Championship "Best player"
• 2016-17 Russian Championship "Best player"
• 2017-18 Russian Championship "Best player"
• 2018-19 Russian Championship "Best player"

National team

Junior

• 2005 Girls' Youth European Volleyball Championship – Gold medal (with Ukraine)
• 2006 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship – Bronze medal (with Ukraine)
• 2013 Universiade – Gold medal (with Russia)

Senior

• 2010 FIVB World Championship – Gold medal (with Russia)
• 2013 European Championship – Gold medal (with Russia)
• 2014 FIVB World Grand Prix – Bronze medal (with Russia)
• 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix – Silver medal (with Russia)
• 2015 European Championship – Gold medal (with Russia)
• 2019 World Cup - Bronze medal (with Russia)

Clubs

• 2007 Russian Cup – Runner-Up (with Dinamo Moscow)
• 2007–08 Russian Championship – Runner-Up (with Dinamo Moscow)
• 2008 Russian Cup – Runner-Up (with Dinamo Moscow)
• 2008–09 Russian Championship – Champion (with Dinamo Moscow)
• 2008–09 CEV Women's Champions League – Runner-Up (with Dinamo Moscow)
• 2009 Russian Cup – Champion (with Dinamo Moscow)
• 2009–10 Russian Championship – Runner-Up (with Dinamo Moscow)
• 2010–11 Russian Championship – Runner-Up (with Dinamo Moscow)
• 2011 Russian Cup – Champion (with Dinamo Moscow)
• 2011–12 Russian Championship – Runner-Up (with Dinamo Moscow)
• 2012 Russian Cup – Runner-Up (with Dinamo Moscow)
• 2012–13 Russian Championship – Runner-Up (with Dinamo Moscow)
• 2013 Russian Cup – Champion (with Dinamo Moscow)
• 2013–14 Russian Championship – Runner-Up (with Dinamo Moscow)
• 2014–15 Russian Championship – Runner-Up (with Dinamo Moscow)
• 2015–16 Russian Championship – Champion (with Dinamo Moscow)
• 2016 Russian Cup – Runner-Up (with Dinamo Moscow)
• 2016–17 Russian Championship – Champion(with Dinamo Moscow)

External links

• Profile at CEV
• Profile at Women's Volleyball Club Dinamo (Moscow)

Notes and References

1. Web site: ru:Наталия Гончарова: "С мужем рассталась, но в семейной жизни не разочаровалась" . http://www.sport-express.ru/volleyball/russia/reviews/967929/ . ru . . Андрей . Анфиногентов . 17 February 2016 . 18 January 2017.
2. Web site: Profile . . 18 January 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202025728/http://www.cev.lu/Competition-Area/PlayerDetails.aspx?TeamID=10148&PlayerID=4424&ID=968 . 2 February 2017 . dead .
3. Web site: Profile – World Grand Prix 2016 . . 18 January 2017.
4. Web site: Japan vs. Ukraine - 2007 Junior World Championship - Match report . . 18 January 2017.
5. Web site: Ukraine - Team details - 2006/07 European Championships . . 18 January 2017.
6. Web site: Ukraine - Team details - 2009 European Championships . . 18 January 2017.
7. Web site: Ukraine - Team details - 2008 Olympic Games - European Qualification . . 18 January 2017.
8. Web site: 2013 Summer Universiade - Women Volleyball - Gold medal match report . . 18 January 2017.
9. Web site: Profile – Italy 2014 . . 18 January 2017.
10. Web site: Team Roster. Russia. FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Japan 2018. Japan2018.fivb.com. en. 2018-12-06.
11. Web site: Profile – World Cup 2015 . . 18 January 2017.
12. Web site: Profile – London 2012 . . 18 January 2017.
13. Web site: Profile – Rio 2016 . . 18 January 2017.
14. Web site: ru:Наталья Гончарова: "О Пушкине мне напоминают постоянно" . http://www.sport-express.ru/volleyball/russia/news/282748/ . ru . . 24 March 2009 . 18 January 2017.
15. Web site: WebCite query result. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927170937/http://vldinamo.ru/enteam1/natalia_goncharova. dead. 2011-09-27. www.webcitation.org. 2016-07-16.
16. Web site: Nataliya Goncharova wins the "Best Player" award third time in a row . russiavolley.com . 8 June 2017 . 6 September 2017.