Nataliya Goncharova (volleyball)

Nataliya Olegovna Goncharova (Russian: Наталия Олеговна Гончарова, born 1 June 1989), from 2012 to 2016 Obmochaeva,[1] is a Russian female 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] She got the highest salary amongst all opposites in the world of volleyball.

Nataliya Goncharova
Personal information
Full name	Nataliya Olegovna Goncharova
Nationality	Ukrainian/Russian
Born	1 June 1989 Skole, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Spike	320 cm (126 in)
Block	305 cm (120 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Opposite
Current club	Dynamo Moscow
Number	8
Career
Years Teams 2007– University Ivano-Frankivsk Regina Rivne Dynamo Moscow
National team
2007–2009 2010– Ukraine Russia
Honours Women's volleyball Representing  Russia World Championship 2010 Japan World Cup 2019 Japan World Grand Prix 2015 USA 2014 Japan European Championship 2013 Germany 2015 Netherlands/Belgium

Career

With the Ukrainian team, she played 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] and Rio 2016.[13]

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"

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

References

1. 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. "Profile". CEV. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
3. "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 8 March 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
16. "Nataliya Goncharova wins the "Best Player" award third time in a row". russiavolley.com. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.

External links

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