Natalija Todorovska, née Natalia Malakhova (born 7 July 1974) is a Russian and then Macedonian

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player. After playing many years for the

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, she went to the Macedonian Champions club

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in 2001. Awarded as the best right wing of the 1997 World Championship with

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, she lately played for the Macedonian team. At the 2005 World Championship, she scored 21 goals against Cameroon and at the

2008 European Women's Handball Championship The 2008 EHF European Women's Handball Championship was held in the Republic of Macedonia from 2–14 December, it was won by Norway after beating Spain 34–21 in the final match. Venues Two Macedonian cities have been selected as hosts for th ...

she finished the fifth top goalscorer. On 24 March 2009, Natalija Todorovska was awarded the Medal for Service to the Country by the

president of the Republic of Macedonia The President of the Republic of North Macedonia ( mk, Претседател на Република Северна Македонија; sq, Presidenti i Republikës së Maqedonisë së Veriut) is the head of state of North Macedonia. The off ...

for acknowledgement of her sport achievements and her contribution to developing and popularizing sport in Macedonia as well as promoting the country abroad.MIA

References

1974 births Living people Russian female handball players Macedonian female handball players RK Podravka Koprivnica players Russian emigrants to North Macedonia {{RMacedonia-handball-bio-stub