Natalia Vorobieva

Natalia Vitalyevna Vorobieva (Russian: Наталья Витальевна Воробьёва; born 27 May 1991 in Tulun, Irkutsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]) is a Russian wrestler, who has won the Olympic, World and European titles.

For the Kazakhstani Olympic sprinter, see Nataliya Vorobyova (athlete).
Natalia Vitalievna Vorobieva
Наталья Витальевна Воробьёва
Personal information
Full nameNatalia Vitalievna Vorobieva
NationalityRussian
Born (1991-05-27) May 27, 1991
Tulun, Irkutsk oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
ClubFight Spirit Team
Coached byKamil Djiganchin, Dmitry Gerceglo
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Women's wrestling
Olympic Games
2012 London 72 kg
2016 Rio de Janeiro 69 kg
World Championships
2015 Las Vegas69 kg
2019 Nur-Sultan72 kg
2013 Budapest72 kg
2014 Tashkent69 kg
European Games
2015 Baku69 kg
European Championships
2013 Tbilisi72 kg
2014 Vantaa69 kg
2020 Rome72 kg
2012 Belgrade72 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarigin
2015 Krasnoyarsk69 kg
Military World Games
2019 Wuhan76 kg
World Junior Championships
2009 Ankara72kg
2010 Hungary72kg

Career

Vorobieva took up wrestling in her youth, despite some misgivings from her parents.[2] After winning a number of titles at youth level,[3][4][5][6][7][8] Vorobieva proceeded to succeed at senior level in the women's -72 kg freestyle division, beginning with a bronze medal at the 2012 European Championship.[9] Vorobieva won an unexpected gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she beat five-time World Champion Stanka Zlateva of Bulgaria to win the gold medal.[2][10] She was the first Russian to win the -72 kg freestyle title.[11]

In the following, 2013, season, Vorobieva won silver in the women's -72 kg freestyle event at the World Championship, losing in the final to Zhang Fengliu.[12] Vorobieva won the European title, defeating Maider Unda in the final.[13]

Vorobieva dropped into the -69 kg division when the weight categories were changed at the start of the 2014 season.[14] Her first season in her new weight class brought a bronze at the World Championship, and victory at the European Championships (defeating Ilana Kratysh in the final).[15][16]

In the final of the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2015, Vorobieva defeated Ochirbatyn Nasanburmaa of Mongolia.[17] That year, she also won the World title in the women's -69 kg freestyle division, beating Zhou Feng in the final, and won a bronze medal at the European Games.[18][19]

At the 2016 Olympic Games, she competed in the -69 kg division, winning a silver medal after losing to Sara Dosho in the final.[20]

Vorobieva moved back up to the -72 kg division. 2019 was a very successful year for Vorobieva. She won the -72 kg freestyle World title, beating Alina Stadnik Makhinia in the final, and the -76 kg title at the 2019 World Military Games, beating Wang Juan of China in the final.[21][22]

In 2020, Vorobieva won the -72 kg freestyle European title, beating Maria Selmeier in the final.[23]

Vorobyeva has also trained with UFC and M-1 Global MMA fighters, such as Khabib Nurmagomedov, Islam Makhachev, Vyacheslav Vasilevsky, Abubakar Nurmagomedov, Mikhail Malyutin and Ali Bagov.[24]

References
  1. "Medal Count - Olympic Results & Medalists - IOC". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04.
  2. "Olympics wrestling: Natalia Vorobieva stuns Stanka Hristova to win gold". Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  3. "2009 European Junior Championships - Women's -72 kg Freestyle at the International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  4. "2009 World Junior Championship - Women's -72 kg Freestyle at the International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  5. "2010 European Junior Championships - Women's -72 kg Freestyle at the International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  6. "2010 Junior World Championships - Women's -72 kg Freestyle at the International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  7. "2011 Junior World Championship - Women's -72 kg Freestyle at the International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  8. "2011 European Junior Championship - Women's -72 kg at the International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  9. "2012 European Championship - Women's -72 kg Freestyle at the International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  10. "Hat-trick for Yoshida". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  11. "Natalia Vorobieva makes history winning Russia's first Olympic wrestling gold". TASS. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  12. "2013 World Championship - Women's -72 kg Freestyle at the International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  13. "2013 European Wrestling Championship - Women's -72 kg Freestyle at the International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  14. Abbott, Gary (3 August 2016). "OLYMPIC GAMES PREVIEW IN WOMEN'S WRESTLING AT 69 KG/152 LBS". Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  15. "2014 World Championship - Women's -69 kg freestyle at the International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  16. "2014 European Championships - Women's -69 kg at the International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  17. "Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix - Women's -69 kg Freestyle at the International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  18. "2105 World Title - Women's -69 kg at the International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  19. "2015 European Games - Women's -69 kg Freestyle at the International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  20. "2016 Olympic Games - Women's -69 kg at the International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  21. "2019 World Championship Women's -72 kg title at the International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  22. "2019 Military World Games, Women's -76 kg Division at the International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  23. "2020 European Championship - Women's -72 kg at the International Wrestling Database". www.iat.uni-leipzig.de. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  24. "Olympics champ with MMA fighter". Retrieved 6 September 2013.


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