Natalya Anatolyevna Petrusyova (; 2 September 1955 – 28 November 2025) was a Russian speed skater.

Biography Natalya Petrusyova trained at Burevestnik. Competing for the Soviet Union, Petrusyova was a very successful skater – once Olympic Champion (on the 1,000 m), twice World Allround Champion, once World Sprint Champion, twice European Allround Champion, three times Soviet Allround Champion, twice Soviet Sprint Champion, and ten-time world record holder.

She was awarded the Order of Friendship of Peoples in 1980. After her speed skating career had ended, Petrusyova became the senior speed skating coach at the Committee for Physical Culture and Sports in Moscow. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, she was the senior coach of the Russian speed skating team.

Petrusyova married Vladimir Komarov, a Soviet Olympic speed skater. She died on 28 November 2025, at the age of 70.

Medals

An overview of medals won by Petrusyova at important championships she participated in, listing the years in which she won each:

Championships Gold medal Silver medal Bronze medal Winter Olympics 1980 (1,000 m) – 1980 (500 m) 1984 (1,000 m) 1984 (1,500 m) World Allround 1980 1981 1979 1982 World Sprint 1982 1983 1981 European Allround 1981 1982 – 1983 Soviet Allround 1980 1981 1982 – 1979 Soviet Sprint 1980 1981 1979 1984 –

World records Over the course of her career, Petrusyova skated ten world records:

EventResultDateVenue1,000 m1:23.0127 March 1980MedeoMini combination173.43427 March 1980Medeo1,500 m2:06.013 January 1981MedeoMini combination171.1494 January 1981Medeo1,500 m2:05.3927 March 1981Medeo1,000 m1:20.8128 March 1981Medeo1,500 m2:04.0425 March 1983Medeo1,000 m1:19.3126 March 1983MedeoMini combination168.27126 March 1983MedeoMini combination166.68228 March 1983Medeo

Personal records EventResultDateVenue500 m40.5124 March 1984Medeo1,000 m1:19.3126 March 1983Medeo1,500 m2:04.0428 March 1983Medeo3,000 m4:29.3126 December 1980Medeo 5,000 m7:51.8 23 August 1981Leningrad

References

External links Natalya Petrusyova at SkateResults.com Personal records at Skatebase.com