The photo above shows the closing few metres of the women's 200m final at
the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg. Natalya (1628) won the
bronze medal behind Belgium's Kim Gavaert (1024) with the other athlete
in shot, Rusakova's compatriot Yuliya Gushchina, winning silver. Natalya
then rounded of her week in style by teaming up with Gushchina, Irina
Khabarova and Yekaterina Grigoryeva to win gold for Russia in the 4x100m
relay.
Natalia Rusakova or Nataliya Mikhaylovna Kresova-Rusakova (Russian: Наталья Михайловна Кресова
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Women's 200m. Final.
European Athletics Champs 2006
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1. Kim GEVAERT |
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BEL |
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22.68 |
2. Yuliya GUSHCHINA |
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RUS |
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22.93 |
3. Natalya RUSAKOVA |
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RUS |
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23.09 |
4. Monika BEJNAR |
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POL |
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23.28 |
5. Sylviane FELIX |
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FRA |
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23.45 |
6. Yekaterina KONDRATYEVA |
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RUS |
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23.58 |
7. Olena CHEBANU |
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UKR |
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23.63 |
8. Angela MOROSANU |
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ROM |
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23.66 |
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Women's 4x100m. Relay Final. European Athletics Champs 2006
1. RUSSIA (Y. Gushchina,
N. Rusakova, I. Khabarova, Y. Grigorieva)
42.71
2. GBR & NI (A. Onoura, E. Ania, E. Freeman, J. Maduaka) 43.51
3. BELARUS (Y. Nesterenko, N. Safronnikova, A. Neumiarzhytskaya, A. Drahun) 43.61
ANNUAL PROGRESS 200 metres.
2014 23.44 -1.2 Sochi 30 MAY
2013 23.79 +0.3 Beijing 21 MAY
2012 22.42 +1.2 Cheboksary 06 JUL
2011 23.29 0.0 Cheboksary 23 JUL
2009 22.99 0.0 Cheboksary 26 JUL
2008 23.13 +0.2 Moskva 10 JUN
2007 22.71 +1.9 Tula (Arsenal Stadium) 02 AUG
2006 22.53 Tula (Arsenal Stadium) 16 JUL