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Kazakhstani hurdler
Natalya Torshina-Alimzhanova (born 4 October 1968 in
Kemerovo,
Russian SFSR) is a Russian-
Kazakhstani athlete who specializes in the
400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time is 54.50 seconds, achieved in May 2000 in
Vila Real de Santo António. She competed at three Olympic Games.
[1]
Competition record
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes
|
Representing
Kazakhstan
|
1993
|
Asian Championships
|
Manila, Philippines
|
1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
56.70
|
World Championships
|
Stuttgart, Germany
|
8th
|
400 m hurdles
|
55.78
|
1994
|
Goodwill Games
|
St. Petersburg, Russia
|
8th
|
400 m hurdles
|
58.25
|
Asian Games
|
Hiroshima, Japan
|
2nd
|
400 m hurdles
|
55.81
|
1995
|
Asian Championships
|
Jakarta, Indonesia
|
3rd
|
400 m hurdles
|
58.88
|
World Championships
|
Gothenburg, Sweden
|
8th
|
400 m hurdles
|
56.75
|
1996
|
Olympic Games
|
Atlanta, USA
|
17th (h)
|
400 m hurdles
|
55.94
|
1997
|
East Asian Games
|
Busan, South Korea
|
1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
55.90
|
World Championships
|
Athens, Greece
|
19th (h)
|
400 m hurdles
|
56.64
|
1998
|
Asian Championships
|
Fukuoka, Japan
|
2nd
|
400 m hurdles
|
56.34
|
Asian Games
|
Bangkok, Thailand
|
1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
55.33
|
1999
|
World Championships
|
Seville, Spain
|
12th (sf)
|
400 m hurdles
|
55.26
|
2000
|
Olympic Games
|
Sydney, Australia
|
15th (sf)
|
400 m hurdles
|
56.22
|
2001
|
World Championships
|
Edmonton, Canada
|
13th (sf)
|
400 m hurdles
|
56.45
|
2002
|
Asian Championships
|
Colombo, Sri Lanka
|
1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
55.81
|
Asian Games
|
Busan, South Korea
|
1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
56.13
|
1st
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:31.72
|
2003
|
World Championships
|
Paris, France
|
8th (sf)
|
400 m hurdles
|
55.24
|
12th (h)
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:31.20
|
Asian Championships
|
Manila, Philippines
|
2nd
|
400 m hurdles
|
55.88
|
Afro-Asian Games
|
Hyderabad, India
|
1st
|
400 m hurdles
|
55.81
|
3rd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:32.41
|
2004
|
Olympic Games
|
Athens, Greece
|
12th (sf)
|
400 m hurdles
|
55.08
|
World Athletics Final
|
Monte Carlo, Monaco
|
6th
|
400 m hurdles
|
56.12
|
2005
|
World Championships
|
Helsinki, Finland
|
24th (h)
|
400 m hurdles
|
58.26
|
Asian Championships
|
Incheon, South Korea
|
5th
|
400 m hurdles
|
57.50
|
2nd
|
4 × 400 m relay
|
3:32.61
|
In addition she has four gold medals from the Central Asian Games.
References
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† The 1973 distance was 200 metres |