Natalie Powell
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| Nationality | British | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 1990 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Women's 78 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
References
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ "Judo gold is dream come true for Wales' Natalie Powell". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Natalie Powell becomes first British top-ranked female judoka - BBC Sport". Bbc.com. 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "England's Natalie tops world judo rankings with Abu Dhabi win". GulfNews.com. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "Team GB squad announcement for the European Games". Team GB. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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