Natalia Ishchenko

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

Natalia Ishchenko
Ishchenko in 2016
Personal information
Full nameNataliya Sergeyevna Ishchenko
NationalityRussian
Born (1986-04-08) 8 April 1986
Smolensk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesSynchronized swimming
ClubDynamo Moscow
CoachTatiana 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
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroDuet
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonDuet
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingTeam
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 MontrealCombo routine
Gold medal – first place2005 MontrealTeam
Gold medal – first place2007 MelbourneCombo routine
Gold medal – first place2007 MelbourneSolo technical routine
Gold medal – first place2007 MelbourneTeam technical routine
Gold medal – first place2007 MelbourneTeam free routine
Gold medal – first place2009 RomeSolo technical routine
Gold medal – first place2009 RomeSolo free routine
Gold medal – first place2009 RomeDuet free routine
Gold medal – first place2009 RomeTeam free routine
Gold medal – first place2011 ShanghaiSolo technical routine
Gold medal – first place2011 ShanghaiDuet technical routine
Gold medal – first place2011 ShanghaiSolo free routine
Gold medal – first place2011 ShanghaiCombo routine
Gold medal – first place2011 ShanghaiDuet free routine
Gold medal – first place2011 ShanghaiTeam free routine
Gold medal – first place2015 KazanSolo free routine
Gold medal – first place2015 KazanDuet technical routine
Gold medal – first place2015 KazanDuet free routine
Silver medal – second place2005 MontrealSolo
Silver medal – second place2007 MelbourneSolo free routine
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 BudapestSolo
Gold medal – first place2006 BudapestTeam
Gold medal – first place2006 BudapestCombination
Gold medal – first place2010 BudapestSolo
Gold medal – first place2010 BudapestTeam
Gold medal – first place2010 BudapestDuet
Gold medal – first place2010 BudapestCombination
Gold medal – first place2012 EindhovenSolo
Gold medal – first place2012 EindhovenDuet
Gold medal – first place2016 LondonSolo free routine
Gold medal – first place2016 LondonDuet free routine
Gold medal – first place2016 LondonDuet technical routine
Silver medal – second place2004 MadridSolo
Silver medal – second place2008 EindhovenSolo

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

Career
Natalia Ishchenko (right) at a meeting of Russian 2012 Summer Olympics medalists with the Russian President on 16 August 2012

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. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. 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.
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