Nataliya Aleksandrovna Yukhareva (russian: Наталья Александровна Юхарева; born 17 September 1975 in Saint Petersburg) is a Russian

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who competed in the women's lightweight category. 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

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, and finished seventh in the 57-kg class at 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), ...

. Throughout most of her sporting career, Yukhareva trained as a full-fledged member of the judo squad for

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, under her personal coach, father, and sensei Sergey Yukharev.

Career

Yukhareva qualified for the Russian squad in the women's lightweight class (57 kg) at the

in Athens, by placing third from the

in Bucharest, Romania. 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

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and Great Britain's

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in the repechage round, but fell short to France's

Barbara Harel Barbara Harel (born 5 May 1977 in Nantes) is a French judoka who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Mil ...

by a double yuko and a seoi nage (shoulder throw) in their subsequent match, relegating Yukhareva into the seventh position.

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