Natalya Anatolyevna Petrusyova (born 2 September 1955) is a former speed skater.

Short biography

Natalya Petrusyova trained at Burevestnik. Competing for the Soviet Union, Petrusyova was a very successful skater – once Olympic Champion (on the 1,000 m), twice World Allround Champion, once World Sprint Champion, twice European Allround Champion, three times Soviet Allround Champion, twice Soviet Sprint Champion, and ten-time world record holder. Petrusyova was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples in 1980. After her speed skating career had ended, Petrusyova became the senior speed skating coach at the Committee for Physical Culture and Sports in Moscow. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she was the senior coach of the Russian speed skating team. She married Vladimir Komarov, a Soviet Olympic speed skater.

Medals

An overview of medals won by Petrusyova at important championships she participated in, listing the years in which she won each:

World records

Over the course of her career, Petrusyova skated ten world records:

Personal records