Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova (russian: Наталья Викторовна Назарова, born May 26, 1979,

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

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er. She was born in

. Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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, and only just made the final finishing 8th. She won a silver medal in the relay run and finished fourth at the 2003 World Championships. On January 8, 2004 Natalya Nazarova broke the sixteen-year-old indoor

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for the rarely run

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in a time of 1:07.36, that had been set by

Olga Nazarova Olga Vladimirovna Nazarova (russian: Ольга Владимировна Назарова), born 1 June 1965) is a Russian former track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union. She won two Olymp ...

(no relation).

Major achievements

*1998 **World Junior Championships -

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. ***400 m gold medal ***4 × 400 m relay silver medal *1999 ** World Championships -

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. ***4 × 400 m relay gold medal ** World Indoor Championships -

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. ***4 × 400 m relay gold medal *2000 **European Indoor Championships -

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. ***400 m silver medal *2002 **Russian Championships - Cheboksary. ***400 m silver medal *2003 ** World Championships -

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, France. ***4 × 400 m relay silver medal ** World Indoor Championships -

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. ***400 m gold medal ***4 × 400 m relay gold medal **Russian Championships -

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. ***400 m gold medal **Russian Indoor Championships ***400 m gold medal *2004 ** World Indoor Championships -

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. ***400 m gold medal ***4 × 400 m relay gold medal in world record 3:23.88 **Russian Championships - Tula. ***400 m gold medal **Russian Indoor Championships ***400 m gold medal in national record 49.68 s. *2006 ** World Indoor Championships -

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. ***4 × 400 m relay gold medal

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