Natalia Podolskaya (canoeist)

Nataliya Yuryevna Podolskaya (Russian: Наталья Юрьевна Подольская; born 14 October 1993) is a Russian sprint canoeist.[1][2]

Natalia Podolskaya
Personal information
Full nameNataliya Yuryevna Podolskaya
NationalityRussian
Born (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 31)
Vologda, Russia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryRussia
SportSprint kayak
ClubPomorie Regional Centre of Sports Preparation
Medal record
Women's sprint kayak
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Moscow K-1 4 x 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Duisburg K-1 4 x 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Copenhagen K-1 200 m
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku K-1 200 m
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Račice K-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Belgrade K-2 200 m
U23 World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Niagara K-2 500 m

Podolskaya represented Russia at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed only in the women's K-4 500 metres, along her teammates Yuliana Salakhova, Vera Sobetova, and Yulia Kachalova. Podolskaya and her team finished seventh in the final by six thousandths of a second (0.006) behind the Portuguese team (led by Teresa Portela), with a time of 1:33.459.[3] In June 2015, she competed in the inaugural European Games, for Russia in canoe sprint, more specifically, Women's K-1 200m. She earned a silver medal. She qualified for the women's K-1 200 metres and women's K-1 500 metres events at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Natalia Podolskaya". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Natalia Podolskaya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Women's Kayak Four (K4) 500m Final A". London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Canoe Sprint PODOLSKAIA Natalia". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
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