Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova (, born May 26, 1979, Moscow) is a track and field sprinter. She was born in Moscow. Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th. She did get a silver in the relay. She finished fourth at the 2003 World Championships. On January 8, 2004 Natalya Nazarova broke the sixteen-year-old indoor world record for the rarely run 500 metres in a time of 1:07.36, that had been set by Olga Nazarova (no relation). Major achievements 1998 World Junior Championships - Annecy, France. 400 m gold medal 4 × 400 m relay silver medal 1999 World Championships - Seville, Spain. 4 × 400 m relay gold medal World Indoor Championships - Maebashi, Japan. 4 × 400 m relay gold medal 2000 European Indoor Championships - Ghent, Belgium. 400 m silver medal 2002 Russian Championships - Cheboksary. 400 m silver medal 2003 World Championships - Paris, France. 4 × 400 m relay silver medal World Indoor Championships - Birmingham, England. 400 m gold medal 4 × 400 m relay gold medal Russian Championships - Tula. 400 m gold medal Russian Indoor Championships 400 m gold medal 2004 World Indoor Championships - Budapest, Hungary. 400 m gold medal 4 × 400 m relay gold medal in world record 3:23.88 Russian Championships - Tula. 400 m gold medal Russian Indoor Championships 400 m gold medal in national record 49.68 s. 2006 World Indoor Championships - Moscow, Russia. 4 × 400 m relay gold medal References External links 1979 births Living people Athletes from Moscow Russian female sprinters Olympic female sprinters Olympic athletes of Russia Olympic silver medalists for Russia Olympic bronze medalists for Russia Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Competitors stripped of Summer Olympics medals Universiade gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade gold medalists for Russia Medalists at the 2005 Summer Universiade World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia World Athletics Championships winners World Athletics Championships medalists