Lyudmila Yurlova

Lyudmila Yurlova
Born 1 April 1972
Velsk, Russia
Died 28 November 2016 (aged 44)
Khimki, Russia
Position Forward
National team  Russia
Playing career 1993present

Lyudmila Petrovna Yurlova (Russian: Людмила Петровна Юрлова, 1 April 1972 – 28 November 2016) was a Russian ice hockey forward. She was part of the national teams that won a silver medal at the 1996 European Championships and a bronze a the 2001 World Championships.[1][2][3]

Yurlova started as a bandy player for Burevestnik Arkhangelsk and Octyabr Moscow and won the national title with Oktyabr. In 1993 she changed to ice hockey, and won eight national titles with SKIF, which was then based in Moscow. She died in her sleep, after her automatic washing machine ignited while being operated overnight. The released smoke suffocated her, together with her husband and a four-years-old son.[1][2][3]

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