Natalia Linares
Personal information
Full nameNatalia Carolina Linares González
Born (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003
Valledupar, Colombia
EducationUniversity of Magdalena
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Coached byMartín Suárez Mazenett
Achievements and titles
Personal bestLong jump: 6.86m (2023)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Women’s athletics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World U20 Championships 0 1 0
Pan American Games 1 0 0
CAC Games 1 0 0
South American Games 0 1 0
South American Championships 0 1 0
Bolivarian Games 1 0 0
Junior Pan American Games 1 1 1
South American U20 Championships 3 0 0
Total 7 4 1
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoLong jump
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2023 San SalvadorLong jump
South American Games
Silver medal – second place2022 AsunciónLong jump
South American Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 Guayaquil4×100 m relay
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place2022 ValleduparLong jump
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Cali Long jump
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2021 Cali-Valle4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2021 Cali-ValleLong jump
Bronze medal – third place2021 Cali-Valle100 m
South American U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 LimaLong jump
Gold medal – first place2021 Lima100 m
Gold medal – first place2021 Lima4×100 m relay

Natalia Carolina Linares González (born 3 January 2003) is a Colombian track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. She was a gold medalist at the 2023 Pan American Games.[1]

Early life

The daughter of Yanelis Gonzales, Linares attended the Gimnasio del Norte school in Valledupar, Colombia. By 2023, she had moved to Santa Marta where she trains alongside Arnovis Dalmero under Martin Suarez. She studied at the Universidad del Magdalena.[2][3]

Career

Linares won the silver medal in the South American Games in Asunción in 2022 and also win silver at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali in 2022.[4] That year, she won the long jump at the 2022 Bolivarian Games, setting a new Colombian U23 (and U20) national record of 6.79 metres.[5]

Linares won a gold medal in the long jump at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games, setting a personal best distance of 6.86 meters.[6] In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[7]

She won a gold medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, jumping 6.66 metres.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Natalia Linares". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Meet Natalia Linares, the athlete who follows in Caterine Ibargüen's footsteps". Elcolombiano. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Natalia Linares, the charismatic of Colombian athletics". Radio Nacional. November 17, 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Martinez, Jose Alejandro. "Natalia Linares, queen of sports at Cesar for the third consecutive year". elpilon.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  5. ↑ "Pulverizan récord de Caterine Ibargüen: Natalia Linares brilló en los Juegos Bolivarianos". pulzo.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  6. ↑ Avila, Santiago. "Natalia Linares, jewel of Colombian sports, dreams of gold in her first Olympics". Pulzo. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Otra vez será: así le fue a Natalia Linares en Mundial de atletismo. ¿Qué le pasó?". elpilon. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  8. ↑ Ariza, Juan Sebastian (October 30, 2023). "Natalia Linares, gold in long jump at the Pan American Games". as.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Natalia Linares, the 'crowned goddess' of athletics". Olimpicocol. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
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