Natasha Barker
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| Full name | Natasha Jane Barker | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 November 1970 Sydney, Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 153 cm (5 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 52.95 kg (116.7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 53 kg | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Burwood PCYC | |||||||||||||||||
| Team | National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Luke Borreggine | |||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 27 September 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||
Natasha Jane Barker (born 30 November 1970 in Sydney) is an Australian weightlifter, competing in the 53 kg category and representing Australia at international competitions.
She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 58 kg event.[1] She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2002 World Weightlifting Championships.[2]
She was silver medallist in the 53kg category at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, UK; and won a bronze medal in the 58kg division at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.
Major results[edit]
| Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
| Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | Sydney, Australia |
58 kg | — | — | 10 | |||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||
| 2002 |  Warsaw, Poland |
53 kg | 72.5 | 77.5 | 11 | 92.5 | 15 | 170 | 12 | |||
| 1999 |  Piraeus, Greece |
58 kg | 72.5 | 77.5 | 23 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 100 | 23 | 177.5 | 24 | |
References[edit]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Natasha Barker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "2002 Weightlifting World Championships – Natasha Jane Barker". iwf.net. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
External links[edit]
- http://www.triumphweightlifting.com/index.php/about/coaches
- http://corporate.olympics.com.au/athlete/natasha-barker
- Natasha Barker at Sports Reference
- http://www.smh.com.au/news/weight-lifting/barker-bites-bullet/2006/03/18/1142582580823.html
- http://www.smh.com.au/news/weight-lifting/aussie-bronze-in-weightlifting/2006/03/18/1142582566388.html
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPt0N4hOhq0
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