Natalya Voronova (, 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 × 100 metres relay in 1988. She also won the 1992 World Cup 100 metres title, and a gold medal in the 4 × 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 × 100 meters relay with her teammates 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 200 m 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 100 metres - 10.98 (1988) 200 metres - 22.35 (1993)
International competitions Representing 1983European Junior ChampionshipsSchwechat, Austria1st100 m11.572nd4 × 100 m relay44.441987UniversiadeZagreb, Yugoslavia4th100 m11.412nd4 × 100 m relay43.17World ChampionshipsRome, Italy11th (sf)100 m11.15 3rd4 × 100 m relay42.331988Goodwill GamesUniondale, United States7th100 m11.583rd4 × 100 m relay42.62Olympic GamesSeoul, South Korea 6th100 m11.00 3rd4 × 100 m relay42.751989World CupBarcelona, Spain 7th100 m11.492nd4 × 100 m relay42.76UniversiadeDuisburg, West Germany3rd100 m11.482nd4 × 100 m relay43.25Representing 1992European Indoor ChampionshipsGenoa, Italy4th200 m23.38World CupHavana, Cuba 1st100 m11.33 2nd200 m23.245th4 × 100 m relay44.55Representing 1993World Indoor ChampionshipsToronto, Canada 3rd200 m22.90World ChampionshipsStuttgart, Germany 6th100 m11.20 6th200 m22.50 1st4 × 100 m relay41.491994Goodwill GamesSaint Petersburg, Russia6th100 m11.395th200 m22.82 —4 × 100 m relay1995World Indoor ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain 3rd200 m23.01World ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden 16th (qf)100 m11.35 —4 × 100 m relay1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States 6th100 m11.10 4th4 × 100 m relay42.271997European CupMunich, Germany1st100 m11.181st4 × 100 m relay43.05World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece9th (sf)100 m11.351998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain6th200 m24.29European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary 4th200 m22.80 3rd4 × 100 m relay42.732000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium5th (sf)200 m23.25European CupGateshead, United Kingdom2nd200 m22.812nd4 × 100 m relay43.38Olympic GamesSydney, Australia 26th (h)100 m11.47 5th4 × 100 m relay43.02 (#) Indicates overall position in qualifying Heats (h) quarterfinals (qf) or semifinals (sf)
National titles Soviet Athletics ChampionshipsSoviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-03. 100 m: 1984 Russian Athletics ChampionshipsRussian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-01-03. 100 m: 1992, 1993, 1994 200 m: 1992
See also List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women) List of 1988 Summer Olympics medal winners List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women) List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (women) List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women) List of 100 metres national champions (women) 4 × 100 metres relay at the World Championships in Athletics
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