Natalia Ishchenko

Natalia Sergeyevna Ishchenko (Russian: Наталья Серге́евна Ищенко) (born 8 April 1986) is a Russian competitor in synchronized swimming, five-times Olympic champion and nineteen-times world champion.

Natalia Ishchenko

Natalia Ishchenko (right) at a meeting of Russian 2012 Summer Olympics medalists with the Russian President on 16 August 2012
Personal information
Full name	Nataliya Sergeyevna Ishchenko
Nationality	Russian
Born	8 April 1986 Smolensk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Synchronized swimming
Club	Dynamo Moscow
Coach	Tatiana Danchenko (Duet) Tatyana Pokrovskaya (Team)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 5 0 0 World Championships 19 2 0 European Championships 12 2 0 Total 36 4 0 Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Duet 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 2012 London Duet 2012 London Team 2008 Beijing Team World Championships 2005 Montreal Combo routine 2005 Montreal Team 2007 Melbourne Combo routine 2007 Melbourne Solo technical routine 2007 Melbourne Team technical routine 2007 Melbourne Team free routine 2009 Rome Solo technical routine 2009 Rome Solo free routine 2009 Rome Duet free routine 2009 Rome Team free routine 2011 Shanghai Solo technical routine 2011 Shanghai Duet technical routine 2011 Shanghai Solo free routine 2011 Shanghai Combo routine 2011 Shanghai Duet free routine 2011 Shanghai Team free routine 2015 Kazan Solo free routine 2015 Kazan Duet technical routine 2015 Kazan Duet free routine 2005 Montreal Solo 2007 Melbourne Solo free routine European Championships 2006 Budapest Solo 2006 Budapest Team 2006 Budapest Combination 2010 Budapest Solo 2010 Budapest Team 2010 Budapest Duet 2010 Budapest Combination 2012 Eindhoven Solo 2012 Eindhoven Duet 2016 London Solo free routine 2016 London Duet free routine 2016 London Duet technical routine 2004 Madrid Solo 2008 Eindhoven Solo

Ishchenko announced her retirement from sports in April 2017.[1] Since November, she serves as Vice Minister of Sports of Kaliningrad Oblast.[2]

Career

Natalia was a member of the Russian gold medal team in 2008, 2012 and 2016.[3] She also won gold in the women's duet[4] at the 2012[5] and 2016 Summer Olympics with Svetlana Romashina.[3]

Natalia took a break from the sport in 2013 after giving birth to her son. She returned in 2015, winning both the women's duet and team events at the European Synchro Cup in Haarlemmermeer, qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[6]

References

1. Королева оставила водное царство. Ищенко завершила карьеру
2. Наталья Ищенко: работаю в полную силу и всегда стремлюсь к большему
3. "Natalia Ishchenko Olympic Results". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
4. "Russians resist pressure, claim fourth duets gold". Bangkok Post. 8 August 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
5. Kozina, Anna (15 June 2012). "Interview with Natalia Ishchenko:Russia's synchronised swimming star aiming for London 2012 glory". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
6. "Russian synchronized swimmers secure participation in the Rio Olympics". Russia beyond the headlines. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.