Natalia Vorobieva

Natalia Vitalievna Vorobieva
Наталья Витальевна Воробьёва
Personal information
Full name Natalia Vitalievna Vorobieva
Nationality Russian
Ethnicity half Lezgin - half Russian
Born (1991-05-27) May 27, 1991
Tulun, Irkutsk oblast, Russia
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle
Club Fight Spirit Team
Coached by Kamil Djiganchin, Dmitry Gerceglo

Natalia Vitalyevna Vorobieva (Russian: Наталья Витальевна Воробьёва; born 27 May 1991 in Tulun, Irkutsk oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]) is a Russian wrestler, who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Vorobieva reached the finals in the 72 kg category where she beat Stanka Zlateva of Bulgaria to win the gold medal.[2] She is also the holder of a number of titles at the youth levels. In the 2015 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin final match, Vorobyeva defeated Ochirbatyn Nasanburmaa of Mongolia. Vorobyeva has trained with UFC and M-1 Global MMA fighters, such as Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, Vyacheslav Vasilevsky, Abubakar Nurmagomedov, Mikhail Malyutin, Ali Bagov.[3]

References

  1. "Medal Count - Olympic Results & Medalists - IOC". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04.
  2. "Olympics wrestling: Natalia Vorobieva stuns Stanka Hristova to win gold". Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  3. "Olympics champ with MMA fighter". Retrieved 6 September 2013.


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