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Revision as of 07:52, 14 January 2024
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]
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.[3]
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.[4][5] Earlier that year she won a bronze medal at the European Championships.[4] In May 2019, Powell was selected to compete at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.[6]
In 2021, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[7]
Personal life
Natalie is openly lesbian.[8]
References
- ^ "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). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original 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
- 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 Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Natalie Powell at The-Sports.org
- Natalie Powell on Facebook
- Natalie Powell on Twitter
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- Judoka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Wales
- Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic judoka for Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games medallists in judo
- Sportspeople from Merthyr Tydfil
- European Games competitors for Great Britain
- Judoka at the 2015 European Games
- Judoka at the 2019 European Games
- Welsh lesbian sportswomen
- LGBT judoka
- Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- British judo biography stubs