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Natalya Voronova (Russian: Ната́лья Помо́щникова-Во́ронова, née Pomoshchnikova; born July 9, 1965) is a retired Russian sprint athlete who competed in the 100 and 200 metres for the Soviet Union and later Russia. A three time Olympian, she won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay in 1988. She also won the 1992 World Cup 100 metres title, and a gold medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1993 World Championships.

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Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova

Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Soviet Union (1987–1991)  Russia (1993–2000)
Olympic Games
	1988 Seoul	4x100 m relay
World Championships
	1993 Stuttgart	4 × 100 m
	1987 Rome	4 × 100 m
World Indoor Championships
	1993 Toronto	200 m
	1995 Barcelona	200 m

Born Natalya Pomoschnikova in 1965, she trained at Burevestnik in Moscow. In 1984 she won the Soviet Championship 100 m title (tied with irina Slyusar). Four years later, she competed for the Soviet Union at the 1988 Olympic Games held in Seoul, South Korea, where she finished sixth in the 100 metres final and won a bronze medal in the 4 x 100 meters relay with her team mates Lyudmila Kondratyeva, Galina Malchugina and Marina Zhirova. In 1992, now competing under her married name of Voronova, she won the 100 metres at the IAAF World Cup in Havana and also finished second in the 200 metres behind Marie-Jose Perec. In 1993, she won a World Championship gold in the 4 × 100 m relay for Russia. She also finished sixth in both the 100 m and 200m finals. At her second Olympics in 1996, she again finished sixth in the 100 metres final. She concluded her international career by competing at her third Olympics in 2000.

She retired after the Olympic season in 2000.

Personal bests

• 100 metres - 10.98 (1988)
• 200 metres - 22.35 (1993)

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Soviet Union
1983	European Junior Championships	Schwechat, Austria	1st	100 m	11.57
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	44.44
1987	Universiade	Zagreb, Yugoslavia	4th	100 m	11.41
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	43.17
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	11th (sf)	100 m	11.15
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	42.33
1988	Goodwill Games	Uniondale, United States	7th	100 m	11.58
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	42.62
	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	6th	100 m	11.00
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	42.75
1989	World Cup	Barcelona, Spain	7th	100 m	11.49
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	42.76
	Universiade	Duisburg, West Germany	3rd	100 m	11.48
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	43.25
Representing  Unified Team
1992	European Indoor Championships	Genoa, Italy	4th	200 m	23.38
	World Cup	Havana, Cuba	1st	100 m	11.33
			2nd	200 m	23.24
			5th	4 x 100 m relay	44.55
Representing  Russia
1993	World Indoor Championships	Toronto, Canada	3rd	200 m	22.90
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	6th	100 m	11.20
			6th	200 m	22.50
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	41.49
1994	Goodwill Games	Saint Petersburg, Russia	6th	100 m	11.39
			5th	200 m	22.82
			—	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
1995	World Indoor Championships	Barcelona, Spain	3rd	200 m	23.01
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	16th (qf)	100 m	11.35
			—	4 × 100 m relay	DNF
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	6th	100 m	11.10
			4th	4 × 100 m relay	42.27
1997	European Cup	Munich, Germany	1st	100 m	11.18
			1st	4 × 100 m relay	43.05
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	9th (sf)	100 m	11.35
1998	European Indoor Championships	Valencia, Spain	6th	200 m	24.29
	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	4th	200 m	22.80
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	42.73
2000	European Indoor Championships	Ghent, Belgium	5th (sf)	200 m	23.25
	European Cup	Gateshead, United Kingdom	2nd	200 m	22.81
			2nd	4 × 100 m relay	43.38
	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	26th (h)	100 m	11.47
			5th	4 × 100 m relay	43.02
(#) Indicates overall position in qualifying Heats (h) quarterfinals (qf) or semifinals (sf)

National titles

• Soviet Athletics Championships[1]
  • 100 m: 1984
• Russian Athletics Championships[2]
  • 100 m: 1992, 1993, 1994
  • 200 m: 1992

See also

• List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women)
• List of 1988 Summer Olympics medal winners
• List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women)
• List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (women)
• List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women)
• List of 100 metres national champions (women)
• 4 × 100 metres relay at the World Championships in Athletics

References

• Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova at World Athletics

На других языках

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- [en] Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova

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[fr] Natalya Voronova

Natalya Voronova, née Pomoshchnikova le 9 juillet 1965, est une ancienne athlète russe spécialiste du 100 m. À ses débuts, elle courait pour l'Union soviétique, puis pour la Russie.

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[it] Natal'ja Pomoščnikova-Voronova

Natal'ja Vladislavovna Pomoščnikova-Voronova (in russo: Наталья Владиславовна Помощникова-Воронова?; Mosca, 9 luglio 1965) è un'ex velocista russa, fino al 1991 sovietica.

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[ru] Помощникова-Воронова, Наталья Владиславовна

Ната́лья Владисла́вовна Помо́щникова-Во́ронова (9 июля 1965, Зеленоград) — советская и российская легкоатлетка, бронзовый призёр Олимпийских игр в эстафете 4×100 метров. Заслуженный мастер спорта России.

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