Natalya Uryadova
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Natalya Nikolayevna Uryadova (born March 15, 1977 in Moscow
) is a female beach volleyball
player from Russia
. She claimed the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships in The Hague
, Netherlands
, partnering with Alexandra Shiryaeva
.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
) is a female beach volleyball
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
player from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. She claimed the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, partnering with Alexandra Shiryaeva
Alexandra Shiryaeva
Alexandra Alexandrovna Shiryayeva is a 6'2", 165 lbs, female beach volleyball player from Russia. She claimed the gold medal at the 2006 European Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, partnering with Natalya Uryadova.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she and her partner Natalya Uryadova were...
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