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Full name | Natasha Jane Barker | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, Australia | 30 November 1970|||||||||||||||||
Height | 153 cm (5 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||
Weight | 52.95 kg (116.7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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Country | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 53 kg | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Burwood PCYC | |||||||||||||||||
Team | National team | |||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Luke Borreggine | |||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Updated on 27 September 2016. |
Natasha Jane Barker (born 30 November 1970 in Sydney) is an Australian weightlifter, competing in the 53 kg category and representing Australia at international competitions.
She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 58 kg event. [1] She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2002 World Weightlifting Championships. [2]
She was silver medallist in the 53kg category at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, UK; and won a bronze medal in the 58kg division at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
Summer Olympics | ||||||||||||
2000 | ![]() | 58 kg | — | — | 10 | |||||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2002 | ![]() | 53 kg | 72.5 | 77.5 | 11 | 92.5 | 15 | 170 | 12 | |||
1999 | ![]() | 58 kg | 72.5 | 77.5 | 23 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 100 | 23 | 177.5 | 24 |
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