Natalie Powell

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]

Natalie Powell
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Sport
Country Great Britain
SportJudo
Event(s)Women's 78 kg
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Women's judo
World Championships
2017 Budapest–78 kg
European Championships
2016 Kazan–78 kg
2017 Warsaw–78 kg
2018 Tel Aviv–78 kg
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
2014 GlasgowWomen's 78 kg
Updated on 1 September 2017.

In May 2019, Powell was selected to compete at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus.[5]

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. "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.
  5. "Team GB squad announcement for the European Games". Team GB. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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