Nataliya Rusnachenko

Nataliya Rusnachenko
Personal information
Born (1969-05-13) 13 May 1969
Tiraspol, Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
Nationality Ukrainian/Austrian
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years Team
HC Spartak Kyiv
1998–1999
WAT Fünfhaus
1999–2001
Hypo Niederösterreich
2002–2007
McDonald's Wiener Neustadt
2007–2013
Hypo Niederösterreich
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Soviet Union 100 (0)
Austria 252 (100)
Medal record
Women's Handball
Representing the  Soviet Union
1988 Seoul Team

Nataliya Rusnachenko (Ukrainian: Наталія Русначенко, born 13 May 1969) is a Ukrainian-Austrian 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.

Career

She was born in Tiraspol, Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. She represented the Moldavian SSR at the 1986 Spartakiad in Kiev[1] and played for Spartak Kyiv.

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.

Private

She has two sons, one of which, Michael Miskovez, is also a handball player.[2]

References

  1. ^ Fritz Neumann (30 January 2017). "Natascha Rusnachenko: Tiraspol, Tschernobyl, Südstadt". www.derstandard.at. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Michael Miskovez verlängert bei Handball Tirol" (in German). Handball Liga Austria. Retrieved 11 October 2022.