Natalie Powell

Natalie Powell

Personal information
Full name	Natalie Anne Powell
Nationality	British (Welsh)
Born	(1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Occupation	Judoka
Sport
Sport	Judo
Weight class	‍–‍78 kg
Retired	September 2024
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games	7th (2016)
World Champ.	Bronze (2017)
European Champ.	Bronze (2016, 2017, 2018)
Commonwealth Games	Gold (2014)
Medal record Women's judo Representing Great Britain World Championships Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg European Championships Bronze medal – third place 2016 Kazan ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2017 Warsaw ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tel Aviv ‍–‍78 kg World Masters Silver medal – second place 2015 Rabat ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guadalajara ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2018 Guangzhou ‍–‍78 kg IJF Grand Slam Gold medal – first place 2017 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg Silver medal – second place 2017 Ekaterinburg ‍–‍78 kg Silver medal – second place 2018 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg Silver medal – second place 2019 Brasilia ‍–‍78 kg Silver medal – second place 2022 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2016 Paris ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2018 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2021 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tbilisi ‍–‍78 kg IJF Grand Prix Gold medal – first place 2014 Astana ‍–‍78 kg Gold medal – first place 2015 Tashkent ‍–‍78 kg Gold medal – first place 2020 Tel Aviv ‍–‍78 kg Gold medal – first place 2022 Zagreb ‍–‍78 kg Silver medal – second place 2012 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg Silver medal – second place 2013 Abu Dhabi ‍–‍78 kg Silver medal – second place 2014 Samsun ‍–‍78 kg Silver medal – second place 2015 Samsun ‍–‍78 kg Silver medal – second place 2017 Cancún ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2013 Samsun ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2013 Miami ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2013 Rijeka ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2014 Düsseldorf ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2014 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2014 Zagreb ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tashkent ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tbilisi ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2018 Antalya ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2018 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2019 Budapest ‍–‍78 kg Bronze medal – third place 2019 Tashkent ‍–‍78 kg Representing Wales Commonwealth Games Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow ‍–‍78 kg Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham ‍–‍78 kg
Updated on 4 November 2024

Natalie Anne Powell (born 16 October 1990) is a Welsh retired judoka. She competed for Wales in the women's 78 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal.

Judo career

Powell is a four times champion of Great Britain, winning the half-heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016. In 2017, she became the first female British judoka to be ranked number one in the world, which she accomplished by winning a gold medal at the Abu Dhabi judo Grand Slam 2017. Earlier that year she won a bronze medal at the European Championships. In May 2019, Powell was selected to compete at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. In 2021, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

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