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Soviet field hockey player
Natella Krasnikova
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
Women's Field hockey
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Moscow Team

Natella Arkhipovna Krasnikova (Russian: Нателла Архиповна Красникова; born 14 October 1953, in Mogocha, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russian SFSR) is a Russian field hockey player and Olympic medalist. She was born in Mogocha. Competing for the Soviet Union, she won a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Krasnikova scored 220 goals for Soviet Union which was a world record for 20 years. She scored 22 goals in just 5 matches in Intercontinental Cup in Buenos Aires in 1985, including a hat-trick in the 3-2 win against Argentina in the final.

References

  1. "Natella Krasnikova". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  2. 222-goal Pietie smashes 20-year-old world hockey record.
  3. Women Field Hockey intercontinental Cup 1985 Buenos Aires
  4. Sydney Morning Herald, 9 April 1985

External links

Soviet Union squad1980 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
Soviet Union


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