Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing
 Soviet Union (1987–1991)
 Russia (1993–2000)
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 4x100 m relay
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 Stuttgart4 × 100 m
Bronze medal – third place1987 Rome4 × 100 m
World Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place1993 Toronto200 m
Bronze medal – third place1995 Barcelona200 m

Natalya Voronova (Russian: Ната́лья Помо́щникова-Во́ронова, née Pomoshchnikova; born July 9, 1965) is a retired Russian sprint athlete who competed in the 100 and 200 metres for the Soviet Union and later Russia. A three time Olympian, she won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay in 1988. She also won the 1992 World Cup 100 metres title, and a gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships.

Born Natalya Pomoschnikova in 1965, she trained at Burevestnik in Moscow. In 1984 she won the Soviet Championship 100 m title (tied with irina Slyusar). Four years later, she competed for the Soviet Union at the 1988 Olympic Games held in Seoul, South Korea, where she finished sixth in the 100 metres final and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 meters relay with her team mates Lyudmila Kondratyeva, Galina Malchugina and Marina Zhirova. In 1992, now competing under her married name of Voronova, she won the 100 metres at the IAAF World Cup in Havana and also finished second in the 200 metres behind Marie-Jose Perec. In 1993, she won a World Championship gold in the 4 × 100 m relay for Russia. She also finished sixth in both the 100 m and 200m finals. At her second Olympics in 1996, she again finished sixth in the 100 metres final. She concluded her international career by competing at her third Olympics in 2000.

She retired after the Olympic season in 2000.

Personal bests

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Soviet Union
1983 European Junior Championships Schwechat, Austria 1st 100 m 11.57
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.44
1987 Universiade Zagreb, Yugoslavia 4th 100 m 11.41
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 43.17
World Championships Rome, Italy 11th (sf) 100 m 11.15
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.33
1988 Goodwill Games Uniondale, United States 7th 100 m 11.58
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.62
Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 6th 100 m 11.00
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.75
1989 World Cup Barcelona, Spain 7th 100 m 11.49
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 42.76
Universiade Duisburg, West Germany 3rd 100 m 11.48
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 43.25
Representing  Unified Team
1992 European Indoor Championships Genoa, Italy 4th 200 m 23.38
World Cup Havana, Cuba 1st 100 m 11.33
2nd 200 m 23.24
5th 4 x 100 m relay 44.55
Representing  Russia
1993 World Indoor Championships Toronto, Canada 3rd 200 m 22.90
World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 6th 100 m 11.20
6th 200 m 22.50
1st 4 × 100 m relay 41.49
1994 Goodwill Games Saint Petersburg, Russia 6th 100 m 11.39
5th 200 m 22.82
— 4 × 100 m relay DNF
1995 World Indoor Championships Barcelona, Spain 3rd 200 m 23.01
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 16th (qf) 100 m 11.35
— 4 × 100 m relay DNF
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 6th 100 m 11.10
4th 4 × 100 m relay 42.27
1997 European Cup Munich, Germany 1st 100 m 11.18
1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.05
World Championships Athens, Greece 9th (sf) 100 m 11.35
1998 European Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 6th 200 m 24.29
European Championships Budapest, Hungary 4th 200 m 22.80
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.73
2000 European Indoor Championships Ghent, Belgium 5th (sf) 200 m 23.25
European Cup Gateshead, United Kingdom 2nd 200 m 22.81
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 43.38
Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 26th (h) 100 m 11.47
5th 4 × 100 m relay 43.02
(#) Indicates overall position in qualifying Heats (h) quarterfinals (qf) or semifinals (sf)

National titles

See also

References

  1. ↑ Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  2. ↑ Russian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-03.


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