Natalia Yukhareva

Nataliya Aleksandrovna Yukhareva (Russian: Наталья Александровна Юхарева; born 17 September 1975 in Saint Petersburg) is a Russian judoka who competed in the women's lightweight category.[1] She held a 2007 Russian senior title for her own division, picked up a total of seventeen medals in her career, including a bronze from the European Championships, and finished seventh in the 57-kg class at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Throughout most of her sporting career, Yukhareva trained as a full-fledged member of the judo squad for SKA St. Petersburg, under her personal coach, father, and sensei Sergey Yukharev.[2][3]

Natalia Yukhareva
Personal information
Full nameNataliya Aleksandrovna
Yukhareva
Nationality Russia
Born (1975-09-17) 17 September 1975
Saint Petersburg, Russian SFSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportJudo
Event(s)57 kg
ClubSKA St. Petersburg
Coached bySergey Yukharev
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing  Russia
European Championships
2004 Bucharest 57 kg

Career

Yukhareva qualified for the Russian squad in the women's lightweight class (57 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by placing third from the European Championships in Bucharest, Romania.[4][5] She got off to a rough start with a sudden-death defeat from North Korean judoka and 1996 Olympic champion Kye Sun-hui in the prelims. With her opponent moving further into the final, Yukhareva permitted herself a chance for an Olympic bronze medal by immediately clutching Malta's Marcon Bezzina and Great Britain's Sophie Cox in the repechage round, but fell short to France's Barbara Harel by a double yuko and a seoi nage (shoulder throw) in their subsequent match, relegating Yukhareva into the seventh position.[6][7]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Natalia Yukhareva". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  2. Yazeva, Yelena (27 April 2008). "Призер чемпионата Европы — 2004 Наталья Юхарева: На меня махнули рукой" [2004 European Championship winner Natalia Yukhareva: "I was given up"] (in Russian). SportsDaily.ru. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  3. "Наталья Юхарева: Хочу Еще Раз Взобраться На Вершину" [Natalia Yukhareva: ""Once again, I climbed to the top""] (in Russian). The New Times. 15 October 2004. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  4. "Russian team has won two medals at the European Judo Champs" [Сборная России завоевала две медали на ЧЕ по дзюдо] (in Russian). Neva Sport. 15 May 2004. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  5. "На Олимпиаде буду болеть за Кабаеву и Мышковца" [Kabaeva and Myshkovtsa are rooting for the Olympics] (in Russian). Komsomolskaya Pravda. 29 July 2004. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  6. "Judo: Women's Lightweight (57kg/126 lbs) Repechage Round 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  7. "Дзюдо. Наталья Юхарева - седьмая" [Judo: Natalia Yukhareva finished seventh] (in Russian). Sovetsky Sport. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 26 November 2014.


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