Natalie Powell (born 16 October 1990) is a Welsh judoka. [1] She competed for Wales in the women's 78 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal. [2] [3]
Natalie Powell (born 16 October 1990) is a Welsh judoka. [1] She competed for Wales in the women's 78 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal. [2] [3]
Powell is a four times champion of Great Britain, winning the half-heavyweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016. [4]
In 2017, she became the first female British judoka to be ranked number one in the world, which she accomplished by winning a gold medal at the Abu Dhabi judo Grand Slam 2017. [5] [6] Earlier that year she won a bronze medal at the European Championships. [5] In May 2019, Powell was selected to compete at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus. [7]
In 2021, she competed in the women's 78 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [8]
Natalie is openly lesbian. [9]
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