Natella Arkhipovna Krasnikova ( Russian: Нателла Архиповна Красникова; born 14 October 1953, in

Mogocha Mogocha ( rus, Могоча, p=mɐˈgotɕə) is a town and the administrative center of Mogochinsky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located northeast of Chita, the administrative center of the krai. Population: Etymology The name "Mogoch ...

, Zabaykalsky Krai,

Russian SFSR The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...

) is a Russian

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player and Olympic medalist. She was born in

. Competing for the Soviet Union, she won a bronze medal at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

. Krasnikova scored 220 goals for Soviet Union which was a world record for 20 years. She scored 22 goals in just 5 matches in Intercontinental Cup in Buenos Aires in 1985, including a hat-trick in the 3-2 win against Argentina in the final.Sydney Morning Herald, 9 April, 1985

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* 1953 births Living people People from Zabaykalsky Krai Russian female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for the Soviet Union Soviet female field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Zabaykalsky Krai {{Russia-fieldhockey-bio-stub