SEMENOVA Nataliya

Ukraine

Athletics

Date of Birth: 7 Jul 1982

Age: 39

Gender: Female

Place of birth: GORLOVKA

Birth Country:

Ukraine

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Discus Throw

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Long Throws	Women's Discus Throw Qualification - Group A	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Discus Throw
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Qual. (58.41)
2012	London, GBR	Qual. (60.61)
2008	Beijing, CHN	Qual. (60.18)
2004	Athens, GRE	Qual. (58.28)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Discus Throw
2019	Doha, QAT	Qual. (54.68)
2017	London, GBR	Qual. (55.83)
2015	Beijing, CHN	12th (59.54)
2013	Moscow, RUS	Qual. (55.79)
2011	Daegu, KOR	Qual. (58.27)
2009	Berlin, GER	Qual. (DNS)
2007	Osaka, JPN	7th (61.17)
2005	Helsinki, FIN	9th (58.44)

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
3	2017	Discus Throw	World Challenge	Madrid, ESP	58.32

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Nickname:

Natasha (VK profile, 23 Dec 2020)

Previous names:

Natalya Fokina-Semenova

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Coaching, Physical Education - Sloviansk State Pedagogical University, Ukraine

Family:

Husband Oleksiy Semenov, daughter Maria

Languages spoken:

Russian, Ukrainian

Club name:

Dynamo [UKR] / Donetsk Regional School of Supreme Sports Skill [UKR]

Coach:

Olga Semenova [personal], UKR

Sporting relatives:

Her husband Oleksiy Semenov represented Ukraine in discus throw at the Olympic Games in 2008 and 2016. (worldathletics.org, 08 Jul 2017; Athlete, 12 Jun 2016)

Injuries:

She suffered a broken nose at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, Russian Federation, when she was hit in the face with a discus by Polish thrower Zaneta Glanc. Glanc was warming up and swung the discus around, crushing Semenova in the face. The Ukrainian was still able to compete but was clearly affected by the injury, finishing at the bottom of her qualifying group. (insidethegames.biz, 10 Aug 2013)

Start:

She began the sport in 1993 in Gorlovka, Ukraine. (Athlete, 12 Jun 2016)

Memorable:

Winning bronze in the discus throw at the 2012 European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. (Athlete, 12 Jun 2016)

Award:

She holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in Ukraine. (dsmsu.gov.ua, 28 Dec 2020)

General Interest

General
FURTHER EDUCATION
In 2015 she obtained a bachelor's degree in accounting and audit at the Open International University of Human Development in Ukraine. (Athlete, 30 Jun 2016)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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