Natasha Barker
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Natasha Jane Barker |
Nationality | Australian |
Born | Sydney, Australia | 30 November 1970
Height | 153 cm (5 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 52.95 kg (116.7 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Australia |
Sport | Weightlifting |
Weight class | 53 kg |
Club | Burwood PCYC |
Team | National team |
Coached by | Luke Borreggine |
Retired | 2006 |
Updated on 27 September 2016 |
Natasha Jane Barker (born 30 November 1970 in Sydney) is an Australian female 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
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
- ^ 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
- 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
Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Australian female weightlifters
- Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic weightlifters of Australia
- People from Sydney
- Weightlifters at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting
- Australian weightlifting biography stubs