Natalya Mamatova (née Mikryukova, uz, Наталья Микрюкова; born 20 September 1985) is an Uzbek taekwondo practitioner, who competed in the women's heavyweight category. She became one of the first taekwondo fighters in history to represent Uzbekistan 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), ...
, and later earned a
silver medal
A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...
in the 67-kg division at the 2006 World Military Championships in Seoul, South Korea.
Mikryukova qualified for an all-female Uzbek taekwondo squad in the women's heavyweight class (+67 kg) 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), ...
Yoriko Okamoto
is the first Japanese athlete to become an Olympic taekwondo medalist, winning the bronze medal at the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics in the 57–67 kg weight class.Bangkok, Thailand. She failed to move beyond her opening match after falling in a 6–9 defeat to Belgium's
Laurence Rase
Laurence Rase (born 4 April 1977 in Mons, Hainaut, Belgium) is a female taekwondo practitioner from Belgium. She is a two-time heavyweight medalist at the World Taekwondo Championships and won the 2006 European Championship in he ...
. With her Belgian opponent losing the quarterfinals to Brazil's
Natália Falavigna
Natália Falavigna da Silva (born May 9, 1984 in Maringá''Guia do Pan – XV Jogos Pan-Americanos''. Rio de Janeiro: Lance!, 2007) is a taekwondo athlete from Brazil. She finished in the fourth place in the women's 67-kilogram category in taekw ...
, Mikryukova diminished her hopes to compete for the Olympic bronze medal through the repechage rounds.
She also competed in the +67 kg event at the
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
; she was defeated by
Anne-Caroline Graffe
Anne-Caroline Graffe (born 12 February 1986 in Papeete, Tahiti in French Polynesia) is a French taekwondo athlete.
Graffe took up taekwondo when she was 11 years old. She left Tahiti for metropolitan France when she was 18 years old.
She won ...
in the preliminary round and was eliminated by Lee In Jong in the repechage contest.