Natalia Godunko

Natalia Godunko
Personal information
Country represented	Ukraine
Born	December 5, 1984 (1984-12-05) Kiev
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Years on national team	1998 -
Medal record World Championships Gold 2001 Madrid Team Gold 2002 New Orleans 5 ribbons Silver 2003 Budapest Team Silver 2005 Baku Team Bronze 2005 Baku Ribbon European Championships Gold 2005 Moscow Ribbon Silver 2001 Géneve 5 clubs Silver 2002 Granada Team Silver 2004 Kiev Team Silver 2005 Moscow Team Silver 2007 Baku Team World Games Silver 2005 Duisburg Ribbon Bronze 2005 Duisburg Rope Bronze 2005 Duisburg Clubs World Cup Gold 2006 Mie Rope Silver 2006 Mie Ribbon Bronze 2006 Mie Clubs Bronze 2008 Benidorm Hoop

Natalia Godunko Ukrainian: Наталія Годунко Natalija Godunko (born 5 December 1984) is an Individual Rhythmic Gymnast. She started rhythmic gymnastics in 1990 at age 6. She trains in Kiev under the mother/daughter coaching team of Albina and Irina Deriugina. She was born in Kiev, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union (in present day Ukraine).

Natalia has been on the Ukrainian National Team since 1998. Some years ago she was an unknown group gymnast who did a bit of individual competition but, she didn't achieve anything overly significant. She was the number 3 gymnast in Ukraine back then but, through training hard and a strong belief in herself she became noticed.

At the 2004 Athens Olympics Natalia qualified in 4th with a score of 102.750. In the final she came 5th (Ribbon 26.125, Clubs 26.375, Ball 25.800, Hoop 25.500). In 2005 she has become a real rival to Anna Bessonova for the position of Ukrainian Number 1 gymnast. In front of a home audience Natal'ja took out the Deriugina Cup.