Natalia Aleksandrovna Lavrova (Russian: Наталья Александровна Лаврова, 4 August 1984 – 23 April 2010) was a dual Olympic gold medalist. Lavrova was the first group rhythmic gymnast to win two gold medals in the rhythmic gymnastics group event at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.

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Natalia Lavrova
Full name	Natalia Aleksandrovna Lavrova
Country represented	Russia
Born	(1984-08-04)4 August 1984 Penza, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died	23 April 2010(2010-04-23) (aged 25) Penza Oblast, Russia
Hometown	Penza
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Head coach(es)	Irina Viner
Former coach(es)	Olga Stebeneva
Medal record Representing  Russia Group Rhythmic Gymnastics Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Group All-around 2004 Athens Group All-around World Championships 1999 Osaka Group All-around 2002 New Orleans Group All-around 2003 Budapest Group All-around 2003 Budapest 5 Ribbons 2003 Budapest 2 Balls + 3 Hoops 1999 Osaka 3 Ribbons + 2 Hoops 2002 New Orleans 5 Ribbons 1999 Osaka 10 Clubs European Championships 2001 Geneva Group All-around 2001 Geneva 10 Clubs 2003 Riesa Group All-around 2003 Riesa 5 Ribbons World Cup Final 2004 Moscow 5 Ribbons 2004 Moscow 2 Balls + 3 Hoops

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Lavrova was born in Penza, Soviet Union. Her first coach was Olga Stebeneva at the Dinamo club in Penza.

Lavrova died in a car accident in Penza Oblast in 2010. She was a passenger in a car driven by her pregnant sister Olga Popova (Ольга Попова) who also died in the collision with another vehicle near Penza, some 600 kilometers south-east of Moscow.^[1] The car (VAZ 2114) was completely destroyed by fire after the accident.^[2] The driver of the other car was injured.^[3][4]