Natalya Torshina-Alimzhanova

Natalya Torshina-Alimzhanova (born 4 October 1968 in Russian SFSR) is a Kazakhstani 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.

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Kazakhstan
1993	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	1st	400 m hurdles	56.70
	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	8th	400 m hurdles	55.78
1994	Goodwill Games	St. Petersburg, Russia	8th	400 m hurdles	58.25
	Asian Games	Hiroshima, Japan	2nd	400 m hurdles	55.81
1995	Asian Championships	Jakarta, Indonesia	3rd	400 m hurdles	58.88
	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	8th	400 m hurdles	56.75
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, USA	17th (h)	400 m hurdles	55.94
1997	East Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	1st	400 m hurdles	55.90
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	19th (h)	400 m hurdles	56.64
1998	Asian Championships	Fukuoka, Japan	2nd	400 m hurdles	56.34
	Asian Games	Bangkok, Thailand	1st	400 m hurdles	55.33
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	12th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.26
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	15th (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.22
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	13th (sf)	400 m hurdles	56.45
2002	Asian Championships	Colombo, Sri Lanka	1st	400 m hurdles	55.81
	Asian Games	Busan, South Korea	1st	400 m hurdles	56.13
			1st	4x400 m relay	3:31.72
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	8th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.24
			12th (h)	4x400 m relay	3:31.20
	Asian Championships	Manila, Philippines	2nd	400 m hurdles	55.88
	Afro-Asian Games	Hyderabad, India	1st	400 m hurdles	55.81
			3rd	4x400 m relay	3:32.41
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	12th (sf)	400 m hurdles	55.08
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	6th	400 m hurdles	56.12
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	24th (h)	400 m hurdles	58.26
	Asian Championships	Incheon, South Korea	5th	400 m hurdles	57.50
			2nd	4x400 m relay	3:32.61

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

References

• Natalya Torshina-Alimzhanova profile at IAAF