Natalya Nazarova

Natalya Nazarova

Nazarova (second from the right) with the Russian relay team at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha.
Personal information
Born	May 26, 1979[1][2]
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	61 kg (134 lb)
Sport
Country	Russia
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	4 × 400m Relay
Medal record Olympic Games 2004 Athens 4×400 m relay 2012 London 4×400 m relay 2000 Sydney 4×400 m relay World Championships 1999 Seville 4×400 m relay 2003 Paris 4×400 m relay 2009 Berlin 4x400 m relay World Indoor Championships 1999 Maebashi 4×400 m relay 2003 Birmingham 400 m 2003 Birmingham 4×400 m relay 2004 Budapest 400 m 2004 Budapest 4×400 m relay 2006 Moscow 4×400 m relay 2008 Valencia 4×400 m relay 2008 Valencia 400 m 2010 Doha 4x400 m relay

Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova (Russian: Наталья Викторовна Назарова, born May 26, 1979) is a track and field sprinter.

She was born in Moscow. Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th. She did get a silver in the relay.

She finished fourth at the 2003 World Championships.

On January 8, 2004 Natalya Nazarova broke the sixteen-year-old indoor world record for the rarely run 500 m in a time of 1:07.36. that had been set by Olga Nazarova (no relation).

Major achievements

• 1998
  • World Junior Championships - Annecy, France.
    • 400 m gold medal
    • 4 × 400 m relay silver medal
• 1999
  • World Championships - Seville, Spain.
    • 4 × 400 m relay gold medal
  • World Indoor Championships - Maebashi, Japan.
    • 4 × 400 m relay gold medal
• 2000
  • European Indoor Championships - Ghent, Belgium.
    • 400 m silver medal
• 2002
  • Russian Championships - Cheboksary.
    • 400 m silver medal
• 2003
  • World Championships - Paris, France.
    • 4 × 400 m relay silver medal
  • World Indoor Championships - Birmingham, England.
    • 400 m gold medal
    • 4 × 400 m relay gold medal
  • Russian Championships - Tula.
    • 400 m gold medal
  • Russian Indoor Championships
    • 400 m gold medal
• 2004
  • World Indoor Championships - Budapest, Hungary.
    • 400 m gold medal
    • 4 × 400 m relay gold medal in world record 3:23.88
  • Russian Championships - Tula.
    • 400 m gold medal
  • Russian Indoor Championships
    • 400 m gold medal in national record 49.68 s.
• 2006
  • World Indoor Championships - Moscow, Russia.
    • 4 × 400 m relay gold medal

References

1. Tilastopaja profile for Natalya Nazarova
2. "Nataliya Nazarova Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 15 June 2013.

External links

• Natalya Nazarova profile at IAAF
• Tilastopaja profile for Natalya Nazarova