Natalia Ishchenko

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 name Nataliya Sergeyevna Ishchenko
Nationality Russian
Born (1986-04-08) 8 April 1986
Smolensk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Synchronized swimming
Club Moscow Youth
Coach Tatiana 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 Janeiro Duet
2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
2012 London Duet
2012 London Team
2008 Beijing Team
World Championships
2005 Montreal Combo routine
2005 Montreal Team
2007 Melbourne Combo routine
2007 Melbourne Solo technical routine
2007 Melbourne Team technical routine
2007 Melbourne Team free routine
2009 Rome Solo technical routine
2009 Rome Solo free routine
2009 Rome Duet free routine
2009 Rome Team free routine
2011 Shanghai Solo technical routine
2011 Shanghai Duet technical routine
2011 Shanghai Solo free routine
2011 Shanghai Combo routine
2011 Shanghai Duet free routine
2011 Shanghai Team free routine
2015 Kazan Solo free routine
2015 Kazan Duet technical routine
2015 Kazan Duet free routine
2005 Montreal Solo
2007 Melbourne Solo free routine
European Championships
2006 Budapest Solo
2006 Budapest Team
2006 Budapest Combination
2010 Budapest Solo
2010 Budapest Team
2010 Budapest Duet
2010 Budapest Combination
2012 Eindhoven Solo
2012 Eindhoven Duet
2016 London Solo free routine
2016 London Duet free routine
2016 London Duet technical routine
2004 Madrid Solo
2008 Eindhoven Solo

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

Career

Natalia is a member of the Russian gold medal team in 2008, 2012 and 2016.[1] She also won gold in the women's duet[2] at the 2012[3] and 2016 Summer Olympics with Svetlana Romashina.[1]

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. She has announced her plan to retire on 1 January 2017 and run sports uniform business.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Natalia Ishchenko Olympic Results". sports-reference. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "Russians resist pressure, claim fourth duets gold". Bangkok Post. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "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
Russia Svetlana Romashina
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