Natalia Ivanova (sailor)

Nataliya Vladimirovna Ivanova (Russian: Наталья Владимировна Іванова; born 11 June 1984) is a Russian former sailor, who specialized in both Europe and Yngling classes.[1][2] A multiple-time national champion in her respective boats, Ivanova represented her nation Russia in two editions of the Olympic Games (2004 and 2008) and also trained as a member of the sailing roster at SK EShVSM Moscow.

Natalia Ivanova
Personal information
Full nameNataliya Vladimirovna Ivanova
Nationality Russia
Born (1984-06-11) 11 June 1984
Sochi, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Dinghy and Keelboat
ClubEShVSM
CoachOleg Spolan

Ivanova made her Olympic debut, as a single-handed dinghy sailor, in Athens 2004, finishing last of the twenty-five entrants in the Europe class with 204 net points.[3]

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Ivanova teamed up with helmswoman Ekaterina Skudina and fellow crew member Diana Krutskikh to sail in the Yngling class.[4] Vaulting quickly to the top spot of the world rankings, the Russian trio put up a gallant effort to take the fifth overall position and to secure their selection as the nation's top-ranked crew in their respective boat at the class-associated ISAF World Championships five months earlier in Cascais, Portugal.[5] At the Games, the Russian trio scored a powerful race victory over the rest of the fleet on the sixth leg of the series that saw them advance further to the medal round and ended their Olympic campaign consummately in sixth overall with a satisfying net grade of 56, eight points away from the medal position.[6]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Natalia Ivanova". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. "Natalia Ivanova". Beijing 2008. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  3. "Sailing: Women's Europe Class". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. Олимпийский десант [Olympic troopers] (in Russian). Vzyglad. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. "ISAF World Sailing Rankings – 5 March 2008". World Sailing. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  6. "Beijing 2008: Women's Yngling Class". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2018.


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