Natalie Anne Powell (born 16 October 1990) is a Welsh retired[1] judoka.[2] She competed for Wales in the women's 78 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal.[3][4]
Judo career
editPowell is a four times champion of Great Britain, winning the half-heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016.[5]
In 2017, she became the first female British judoka to be ranked number one in the world, which she accomplished by winning a gold medal at the Abu Dhabi judo Grand Slam 2017.[6][7] Earlier that year she won a bronze medal at the European Championships.[6] In May 2019, Powell was selected to compete at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.[8]
In 2021, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[9]
Personal life
editNatalie is openly lesbian.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Natalie Powell Announces Retirement from Judo". British Judo Association. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Natalie Powell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ "Judo gold is dream come true for Wales' Natalie Powell". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Natalie Powell becomes first British top-ranked female judoka - BBC Sport". Bbc.com. 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "England's Natalie tops world judo rankings with Abu Dhabi win". GulfNews.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Team GB squad announcement for the European Games". Team GB. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Outsports (12 July 2021). "At least 179 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far". Retrieved 1 August 2021.
External links
edit- Natalie Powell at the International Judo Federation
- Natalie Powell at JudoInside.com
- Natalie Powell at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Natalie Powell at Olympics.com
- Natalie Powell at Olympedia
- Natalie Powell at Team GB
- Natalie Powell at Commonwealth Games Wales
- Natalie Powell at The-Sports.org
- Natalie Powell on Facebook
- Natalie Powell on Twitter
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