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'''Natalya Torshina-Alimzhanova''' (born 4 October 1968 in [[Russian SFSR]]) is a [[Kazakhstan]]i athlete who specializes in the [[400 metres hurdles]]. Her personal best time is 54.50 seconds, achieved in May 2000 in [[Vila Real de Santo António Municipality|Vila Real de Santo António]].

==Competition record==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{KAZ}}
|-
|rowspan=2|1993
|[[1993 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Manila, Philippines]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|400 m hurdles
|56.70
|-
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Stuttgart, Germany]]
|8th
|400 m hurdles
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metre hurdles|55.78]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1994
|[[Athletics at the 1994 Goodwill Games|Goodwill Games]]
|[[St. Petersburg, Russia]]
|8th
|400 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 1994 Goodwill Games – Results#400 meters hurdles 2|58.25]]
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1994 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Hiroshima, Japan]]
|bgcolor=silver | 2nd
|400 m hurdles
|55.81
|-
|rowspan=2|1995
|[[1995 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Jakarta, Indonesia]]
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|400 m hurdles
|58.88
|-
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Gothenburg, Sweden]]
|8th
|400 m hurdles
|[[1995 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles|56.75]]
|-
|1996
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Atlanta, USA]]
|17th (h)
|400 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles|55.94]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1997
|[[Athletics at the 1997 East Asian Games|East Asian Games]]
|[[Busan, South Korea]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|400 m hurdles
|55.90
|-
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|19th (h)
|400 m hurdles
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles|56.64]]
|-
|rowspan=2|1998
|[[1998 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Fukuoka, Japan]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|400 m hurdles
|56.34
|-
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|[[Bangkok, Thailand]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|400 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Women's 400 metres hurdles|55.33]]
|-
|1999
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Seville, Spain]]
|12th (sf)
|400 m hurdles
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles|55.26]]
|-
|2000
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Sydney, Australia]]
|15th (sf)
|400 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles|56.22]]
|-
|2001
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Edmonton, Canada]]
|13th (sf)
|400 m hurdles
|[[2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles|56.45]]
|-
|rowspan=3|2002
|[[2002 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Colombo, Sri Lanka]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|400 m hurdles
|[[2002 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles|55.81]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games|Asian Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Busan, South Korea]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|400 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 400 metres hurdles|56.13]]
|-
|bgcolor=gold | 1st
|4x400 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:31.72]]
|-
|rowspan=5|2003
|rowspan=2|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Paris, France]]
|8th (sf)
|400 m hurdles
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles|55.24]]
|-
|12th (h)
|4x400 m relay
|[[2003 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:31.20]]
|-
|[[2003 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|[[Manila, Philippines]]
|bgcolor="silver" | 2nd
|400 m hurdles
|[[2003 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles|55.88]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games|Afro-Asian Games]]
|rowspan=2|[[Hyderabad, India]]
|bgcolor="gold" | 1st
|400 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games – Results#400 meters hurdles 2|55.81]]
|-
|bgcolor="cc9966" | 3rd
|4x400 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games – Results#4 × 400 metres relay 2|3:32.41]]
|-
|rowspan=2|2004
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Athens, Greece]]
|12th (sf)
|400 m hurdles
|[[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles|55.08]]
|-
|[[2004 IAAF World Athletics Final|World Athletics Final]]
|[[Monte Carlo, Monaco]]
|6th
|400 m hurdles
|56.12
|-
|rowspan=3|2005
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Helsinki, Finland]]
|24th (h)
|400 m hurdles
|[[2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles|58.26]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2005 Asian Athletics Championships|Asian Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Incheon, South Korea]]
|5th
|400 m hurdles
|[[2005 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres hurdles|57.50]]
|-
|bgcolor=silver|2nd
|4x400 m relay
|[[2005 Asian Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:32.61]]
|}

In addition she has four gold medals from the Central Asian Games.

==References==
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{{Footer Asian Games Champions 400 metres hurdles Women}}
{{Footer Asian Champions women's 400 metres hurdles}}

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[[Category:1968 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani female hurdlers]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes of Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Asian Games]]
[[Category:World Championships in Athletics athletes for Kazakhstan]]


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