Natalia Ishchenko

Natalia Sergeyevna Ishchenko (Russian: Наталья Серге́евна Ищенко) (born 8 April 1986) is a Russian competitor in synchronized swimming, five-times Olympic champion and nineteen-times world champion.

Natalia Ishchenko
Natalia Ishchenko (right) at a meeting of Russian 2012 Summer Olympics medalists with the Russian President on 16 August 2012
Personal information
Full nameNataliya Sergeyevna Ishchenko
NationalityRussian
Born (1986-04-08) 8 April 1986
Smolensk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronized swimming
ClubDynamo Moscow
CoachTatiana Danchenko (Duet)
Tatyana Pokrovskaya (Team)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 5 0 0
World Championships 19 2 0
European Championships 12 2 0
Total 36 4 0
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de JaneiroDuet
2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
2012 LondonDuet
2012 LondonTeam
2008 BeijingTeam
World Championships
2005 MontrealCombo routine
2005 MontrealTeam
2007 MelbourneCombo routine
2007 MelbourneSolo technical routine
2007 MelbourneTeam technical routine
2007 MelbourneTeam free routine
2009 RomeSolo technical routine
2009 RomeSolo free routine
2009 RomeDuet free routine
2009 RomeTeam free routine
2011 ShanghaiSolo technical routine
2011 ShanghaiDuet technical routine
2011 ShanghaiSolo free routine
2011 ShanghaiCombo routine
2011 ShanghaiDuet free routine
2011 ShanghaiTeam free routine
2015 KazanSolo free routine
2015 KazanDuet technical routine
2015 KazanDuet free routine
2005 MontrealSolo
2007 MelbourneSolo free routine
European Championships
2006 BudapestSolo
2006 BudapestTeam
2006 BudapestCombination
2010 BudapestSolo
2010 BudapestTeam
2010 BudapestDuet
2010 BudapestCombination
2012 EindhovenSolo
2012 EindhovenDuet
2016 LondonSolo free routine
2016 LondonDuet free routine
2016 LondonDuet technical routine
2004 MadridSolo
2008 EindhovenSolo

Ishchenko announced her retirement from sports in April 2017.[1] Since November, she serves as Vice Minister of Sports of Kaliningrad Oblast.[2]

Career

Natalia was a member of the Russian gold medal team in 2008, 2012 and 2016.[3] She also won gold in the women's duet[4] at the 2012[5] and 2016 Summer Olympics with Svetlana Romashina.[3]

Natalia took a break from the sport in 2013 after giving birth to her son. She returned in 2015, winning both the women's duet and team events at the European Synchro Cup in Haarlemmermeer, qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[6]

References
  1. Королева оставила водное царство. Ищенко завершила карьеру
  2. Наталья Ищенко: работаю в полную силу и всегда стремлюсь к большему
  3. "Natalia Ishchenko Olympic Results". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  4. "Russians resist pressure, claim fourth duets gold". Bangkok Post. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  5. Kozina, Anna (15 June 2012). "Interview with Natalia Ishchenko:Russia's synchronised swimming star aiming for London 2012 glory". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  6. "Russian synchronized swimmers secure participation in the Rio Olympics". Russia beyond the headlines. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
Awards
Preceded by
First award		 FINA Synchronized Swimmer of the Year
2010–2012
(Shared with Romashina in 2011)		 Succeeded by
Svetlana Romashina


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