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{{short description|Welsh judoka}}
{{Short description|Welsh judoka (born 1990)}}
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| full_name = Natalie Anne Powell
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{{Medal|Bronze| [[2016 Judo Grand Slam Paris|2016 Paris]] |-78&nbsp;kg }}
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{{Medal|G| [[2022 Judo Grand Prix Zagreb|2022&nbsp;Zagreb]] | {{nbnd}}78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|Silver| [[2013 Judo Grand Prix Abu Dhabi|2013 Abu Dhabi]] |-78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|S| [[2012 Judo Grand Prix Abu Dhabi|2012&nbsp;Abu&nbsp;Dhabi]] | {{nbnd}}78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|Silver| [[2014 Judo Grand Prix Samsun|2014 Samsun]] |-78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|S| [[2013 Judo Grand Prix Abu Dhabi|2013&nbsp;Abu&nbsp;Dhabi]] | {{nbnd}}78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|Silver| [[2015 Judo Grand Prix Samsun|2015 Samsun]] |-78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|S| [[2014 Judo Grand Prix Samsun|2014&nbsp;Samsun]] | {{nbnd}}78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|Silver| [[2017 Judo Grand Prix Cancún|2017 Cancún]] |-78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|S| [[2015 Judo Grand Prix Samsun|2015&nbsp;Samsun]] | {{nbnd}}78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[2013 Judo Grand Prix Samsun|2013 Samsun]] |-78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|S| [[2017 Judo Grand Prix Cancún|2017&nbsp;Cancún]] | {{nbnd}}78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[2013 Judo Grand Prix Miami|2013 Miami]] |-78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|B| [[2013 Judo Grand Prix Samsun|2013&nbsp;Samsun]] | {{nbnd}}78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[2013 Judo Grand Prix Rijeka|2013 Rijeka]] |-78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|B| [[2013 Judo Grand Prix Miami|2013&nbsp;Miami]] | {{nbnd}}78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[2014 Judo Grand Prix ****|2014 *****]] |-78&nbsp;kg }}
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{{Medal|Bronze| [[2014 Judo Grand Prix Budapest|2014 Budapest]] |-78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|B| [[2014 Judo Grand Prix Düsseldorf|2014&nbsp;Düsseldorf]] | {{nbnd}}78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[2014 Judo Grand Prix Zagreb|2014 Zagreb]] |-78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|B| [[2014 Judo Grand Prix Budapest|2014&nbsp;Budapest]] | {{nbnd}}78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[2014 Judo Grand Prix Tashkent|2014 Tashkent]] |-78&nbsp;kg }}
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{{Medal|Bronze| [[2016 Judo Grand Prix Tbilisi|2016 Tbilisi]] |-78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|B| [[2014 Judo Grand Prix Tashkent|2014&nbsp;Tashkent]] | {{nbnd}}78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[2016 Judo Grand Prix Antalya|2016 Antalya]] |-78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|B| [[2016 Judo Grand Prix Tbilisi|2016&nbsp;Tbilisi]] | {{nbnd}}78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|Bronze| [[2018 Judo Grand Prix Budapest|2018 Budapest]] |-78&nbsp;kg }}
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{{Medal|Bronze| [[2019 Judo Grand Prix Budapest|2019 Budapest]] |-78&nbsp;kg }}
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{{Medal|B| [[2019 Judo Grand Prix Budapest|2019&nbsp;Budapest]] | {{nbnd}}78&nbsp;kg }}
{{Medal|B| [[2019 Judo Grand Prix Tashkent|2019&nbsp;Tashkent]] | {{nbnd}}78&nbsp;kg }}
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| updated = 1 September 2017
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| updated = 4 November 2024
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'''Natalie Powell''' (born 16 October 1990) is a Welsh [[judo]]ka. She competed for Wales in the {{nowrap|[[Judo at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 78 kg|women's 78 kg]]}} event at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] where she won a gold medal.<ref name="Commonwealth profile">{{cite web |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/cycling_road/1034119/natalie_powell.html|title=Glasgow 2014 profile |accessdate=4 October 2014 |work=}}</ref><ref name="BBC Sport Online">{{cite news |title=Judo gold is dream come true for Wales' Natalie Powell |publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28507436}}</ref> 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.<ref name="judoka">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/judo/41802156 |title=Natalie Powell becomes first British top-ranked female judoka - BBC Sport |publisher=Bbc.com |date=2017 |accessdate=2017-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://gulfnews.com/sport/more-sport/england-s-natalie-tops-world-judo-rankings-with-abu-dhabi-win-1.2115332 |title=England’s Natalie tops world judo rankings with Abu Dhabi win |publisher=GulfNews.com |date= |accessdate=2017-10-31}}</ref> Earlier that year she won a bronze medal at the European Championships.<ref name="judoka"/>


'''Natalie Anne Powell''' (born 16 October 1990) is a Welsh retired<ref name="Retired"/> [[judoka]].<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference}}</ref> She competed for Wales in the {{nowrap| [[Judo at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 78 kg|women's 78 kg]] }} event at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] where she won a gold medal.<ref name="Commonwealth profile">{{cite web |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/cycling_road/1034119/natalie_powell.html|title=Glasgow 2014 profile |accessdate=4 October 2014 }}</ref><ref name="BBC Sport Online">{{cite news |title=Judo gold is dream come true for Wales' Natalie Powell |publisher=www.bbc.co.uk|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonwealth-games/28507436}}</ref>
In May 2019, Powell was selected to compete at the [[2019 European Games]] in [[Minsk]], [[Belarus]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Team GB squad announcement for the European Games |url=https://www.teamgb.com/news/team-gb-squad-announcement-for-the-european-games |website=[[Team GB]] |accessdate=29 May 2019 |date=21 May 2019}}</ref>

==Judo career==
Powell is a four times champion of Great Britain, winning the half-heavyweight division at the [[British Judo Championships]] in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishjudo.org.uk/my-judo/competition-organisation/results/|title=British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present |website=British Judo |access-date=21 August 2022}}</ref>

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.<ref name="judoka">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/judo/41802156 |title=Natalie Powell becomes first British top-ranked female judoka - BBC Sport |publisher=Bbc.com |date=2017 |accessdate=2017-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://gulfnews.com/sport/more-sport/england-s-natalie-tops-world-judo-rankings-with-abu-dhabi-win-1.2115332 |title=England's Natalie tops world judo rankings with Abu Dhabi win |publisher=GulfNews.com |date= |accessdate=2017-10-31}}</ref> Earlier that year she won a bronze medal at the European Championships.<ref name="judoka"/> In May 2019, Powell was selected to compete at the [[2019 European Games]] in [[Minsk]], [[Belarus]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Team GB squad announcement for the European Games |url=https://www.teamgb.com/news/team-gb-squad-announcement-for-the-european-games |website=[[Team GB]] |accessdate=29 May 2019 |date=21 May 2019}}</ref>

In 2021, she competed in the [[Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 78 kg|women's 78 kg]] event at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in Tokyo, Japan.<ref name="judo_results_book_summer_olympics_2020">{{Cite web|title=Judo Results Book|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/JUD/OG2020-_JUD_B99_JUD-------------------------------.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801000704/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/JUD/OG2020-_JUD_B99_JUD-------------------------------.pdf|archive-date=1 August 2021|access-date=1 August 2021|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=[[Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games]]}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Natalie is openly lesbian.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Outsports |date=2021-07-12 |title=At least 179 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far |language=en |url=https://www.outsports.com/olympics/2021/7/12/22565574/tokyo-summer-olympics-lgbtq-gay-athletes-list |access-date=2021-08-01}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 07:50, 4 November 2024

Natalie Powell
Personal information
Full nameNatalie Anne Powell
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 34)
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
OccupationJudoka
Sport
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍78 kg
RetiredSeptember 2024[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games7th (2016)
World Champ.Bronze (2017)
European Champ.Bronze (2016, 2017, 2018)
Commonwealth GamesGold (2014)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Great Britain
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kazan ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Warsaw ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tel Aviv ‍–‍78 kg
World Masters
Silver medal – second place 2015 Rabat ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍78 kg
IJF Grand Slam
Gold medal – first place 2017 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2018 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Brasilia ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paris ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tbilisi ‍–‍78 kg
IJF Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2014 Astana ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2015 Tashkent ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tel Aviv ‍–‍78 kg
Gold medal – first place 2022 Zagreb ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2013 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2014 Samsun ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2015 Samsun ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2017 Cancún ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Samsun ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Miami ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rijeka ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Zagreb ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tashkent ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tbilisi ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Antalya ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tashkent ‍–‍78 kg
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow ‍–‍78 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham ‍–‍78 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF10332
JudoInside.com48367
Updated on 4 November 2024

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

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Powell 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

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Natalie is openly lesbian.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Natalie Powell Announces Retirement from Judo". British Judo Association. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  4. ^ "Judo gold is dream come true for Wales' Natalie Powell". www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ^ "British Judo Championship Results 2003 to present". British Judo. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Natalie Powell becomes first British top-ranked female judoka - BBC Sport". Bbc.com. 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  7. ^ "England's Natalie tops world judo rankings with Abu Dhabi win". GulfNews.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Team GB squad announcement for the European Games". Team GB. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ Outsports (12 July 2021). "At least 179 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far". Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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