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 edit
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 University of Magdalena.[2][3]
Career edit
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]
She was selected for the women's long jump at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow where she finished in twelfth place.[10]
International competitions edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Colombia
| |||||
| 2019 | South American U20 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 7th | Long jump | 5.43 m |
| 2020 | South American Indoor Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 2nd | 60 m | 7.42 s NR |
| 1st | 200 m | 24.19 s | |||
| 2021 | South American Championships | Guayaquil, Ecuador | 4th | 100 m | 11.55 s |
| 2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | 45.61 s | |||
| 4th | Long jump | 6.33 m | |||
| South American U20 Championships | Lima, Peru | 1st | 100 m | 11.68 s | |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 46.35 s | |||
| 1st | Long jump | 6.14 m | |||
| World U20 Championships | Nairobi, Kenya | 12th | Long jump | 5.66 m | |
| Junior Pan American Games (U23) | Cali, Colombia | 3rd | 100 m | 11.60 s | |
| 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.59 s AU23R | |||
| 2nd | Long jump | 6.27 m | |||
| 2022 | Bolivarian Games | Valledupar, Colombia | 1st | Long jump | 6.68 m GR, AU20R |
| World U20 Championships | Cali, Colombia | 2nd | Long jump | 6.59 m | |
| South American Games | Asunción Paraguay | 2nd | Long jump | 6.43 m | |
| 2023 | Central American and Caribbean Games | San Salvador, El Salvador | 1st | Long jump | 6.86 m GR, AU23R |
| South American Championships | São Paulo, Brazil | 4th | 100 m | 11.43 s | |
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 25th (q) | Long jump | 6.38 m | |
| Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.79 s | |
| 1st | Long jump | 6.66 m | |||
| 2024 | South American Indoor Championships | Cochabamba, Bolivia | 3rd | Long jump | 6.32 m |
| World Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 12th | Long jump | 6.33 m | |
References edit
- ^ "Natalia Linares". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Meet Natalia Linares, the athlete who follows in Caterine Ibargüen's footsteps". Elcolombiano. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Natalia Linares, the charismatic of Colombian athletics". Radio Nacional. November 17, 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Martinez, Jose Alejandro. "Natalia Linares, queen of sports at Cesar for the third consecutive year". elpilon.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Pulverizan récord de Caterine Ibargüen: Natalia Linares brilló en los Juegos Bolivarianos". pulzo.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Avila, Santiago. "Natalia Linares, jewel of Colombian sports, dreams of gold in her first Olympics". Pulzo. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Otra vez será: así le fue a Natalia Linares en Mundial de atletismo. ¿Qué le pasó?". elpilon. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Ariza, Juan Sebastian (October 30, 2023). "Natalia Linares, gold in long jump at the Pan American Games". as.com. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Natalia Linares, the 'crowned goddess' of athletics". Olimpicocol. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ "Women's Long Jump Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.