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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 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=live|archive-url=http://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|website=2020 Summer Olympics}}</ref>


She 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> and she is in a relationship with [[Sanne van Dijke]] from 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-01-27 |title=Natalie Powell de vriendin van Sanne van Dijke |language=nl |url=https://www.spelersvrouw.nl/natalie-powell-vriendin-sanne-van-dijke/ |access-date=2021-08-01}}</ref>
She 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> and she is in a relationship with [[Sanne van Dijke]] from 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-01-27 |title=Natalie Powell de vriendin van Sanne van Dijke |language=nl |url=https://www.spelersvrouw.nl/natalie-powell-vriendin-sanne-van-dijke/ |access-date=2021-08-01}}</ref>

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Natalie Powell
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 34)
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportJudo
EventWomen's 78 kg
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
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
IJF World Masters
Silver medal – second place 2015 Rabat –78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Gualdelajara –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
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paris -78 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Düsseldorf -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
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 2016 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 Women's 78 kg
Updated on 1 September 2017

Natalie Powell (born 16 October 1990) is a Welsh judoka. She competed for Wales in the women's 78 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal.[1][2] 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.[3][4] Earlier that year she won a bronze medal at the European Championships.[3]

In May 2019, Powell was selected to compete at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.[5]

In 2021, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6]

She is openly lesbian[7] and she is in a relationship with Sanne van Dijke from 2018.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Judo gold is dream come true for Wales' Natalie Powell". www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ^ a b "Natalie Powell becomes first British top-ranked female judoka - BBC Sport". Bbc.com. 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  4. ^ "England's Natalie tops world judo rankings with Abu Dhabi win". GulfNews.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Team GB squad announcement for the European Games". Team GB. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Judo Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ^ Outsports (12 July 2021). "At least 179 out LGBTQ athletes at Tokyo Olympics, a record by far". Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Natalie Powell de vriendin van Sanne van Dijke" (in Dutch). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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