Natalie Powell

Natalie Powell
Personal information
Nationality British
Born (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Sport
Country  Great Britain
Sport Judo
Event(s) 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]

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. 1 2 "Natalie Powell becomes first British top-ranked female judoka - BBC Sport". Bbc.com. 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  4. "England's Natalie tops world judo rankings with Abu Dhabi win". GulfNews.com. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
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