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Natalia Golts

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Natalia Golts
Natalia Golts in December 2017
Personal information
Full nameNataliya Yuryevna Golts
Nationality Russia
Born (1985-08-22) 22 August 1985 (age 39)
Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast,
Russian SFSR
Height1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle
ClubRussian Army Sports Club
Coached byOmar Murtasaliev
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Russia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Tokyo 59 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Chalcis 51 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2003 New York 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Budapest 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Baku 55 kg
Bronze medal – third place Tashkent 2014 60 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Riga 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2005 Varna 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Moscow 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2007 Sofia 55 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Tampere 55 kg
Silver medal – second place 2010 Baku 55 kg

Nataliya Yuryevna Golts (also Natalia Golts, Russian: Наталья Юрьевна Гольц; born August 22, 1985, in Monchegorsk, Murmansk Oblast) is an amateur Russian freestyle wrestler, who played for the women's lightweight category.[1] Since 2002, Golts had won a total of five medals (one silver and four bronze) for the 51, 55 and 59 kg classes at the World Wrestling Championships.[2][3] She is also a five-time European wrestling champion (2003, 2005–2008), a silver medalist at the 2010 European Wrestling Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, and a member of Russian Army Sports Club in Moscow, under her personal coach Omar Murtasaliev.[2][4]

Golts represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she competed for the women's 55 kg class. She defeated Azerbaijan's Yelena Komarova in the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing out the quarterfinal match to Japanese wrestler and defending Olympic champion Saori Yoshida, who was able to score six points in two straight periods, leaving Golts with a single point.[5][6] Because her opponent advanced further into the final match, Golts offered another shot for the bronze medal by entering the repechage bouts. Unfortunately, she was defeated in the first round by Sweden's Ida-Theres Nerell, with a three-set technical score (1–0, 0–3, 1–0), and a classification point score of 1–3.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nataliya Golts". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b Abbott, Gary (23 July 2008). "2008 Olympic Games preview at 55 kg/121 lbs. in women's freestyle wrestling". USA Wrestling. The Mat. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  3. ^ "2009 World Championships preview at 55 kg/121 lbs. in women's freestyle wrestling". The Mat. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  4. ^ Abbott, Gary. "2010 World Championships preview at 55 kg/121 lbs. in women's freestyle wrestling". The Mat. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Women's Freestyle 55kg (121 lbs) Quarterfinal Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Yoshida defends wrestling gold in Beijing". Japan Times Online. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  7. ^ "Women's Freestyle 55kg (121 lbs) Repechage Round 2 Official". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
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