Nataliya Andriyivna Burdeyna ( ua, Наталія Андріївна Бурдейна, born 30 January 1974) is a

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In mo ...

. She was born in

Odessa Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrativ ...

. Burdeyna was part of the Ukrainian team at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

, where they won the silver medal. In the individual competition she finished 17th after losing the round of 32. She again represented Ukraine at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. She placed 12th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 643. In the first round of elimination, she faced 53rd-ranked Sayoko Kawauchi of

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. Burdeyna, in a major upset, lost 137-129 in the 18-arrow match, dropping to 55th overall in women's individual archery. Burdeyna was also a member of the 6th-place Ukrainian team in the women's team archery competition.

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1974 births Living people Ukrainian female archers Archers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Archers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic archers of Ukraine Olympic silver medalists for Ukraine Olympic medalists in archery Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics K. D. Ushinsky South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University alumni Sportspeople from Odesa 21st-century Ukrainian women {{Ukraine-Olympic-medalist-stub