Natalia Nasaridze

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Natalia Nasaridze (born 2 October 1972) is an athlete from Turkey. She competes in archery.

She is formerly from the Republic of Georgia. She is coached by Vladimir Lekveshivili and is currently a member of Antalya Specialization Club.

[edit] International achievements

[edit] Olympics

Nasaridze represented Turkey at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. In these events, she placed 15th, 21st, 17th, and 49th respectively.

During the 1996 Summer Olympics, on July 29, 1996 she broke the Olympic record by scoring 168 points in an 18 arrow match.

In 2004, she placed 16th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 639. In the first round of elimination, she faced 49th-ranked Mari Piuva of Finland. Nasaridze lost in a close upset 136-133 in the 18-arrow match, placing 49th overall in women's individual archery. She was also a member of the 10th-place Turkish women's archery team.

[edit] General

1990, Barcelona, Spain - European championship: 1st (for USSR).
1995 - World championship: 3rd
1996, Kranjska Gora, Slovenia - European championship: 1st
1996 - Mediterranean games: 1st
1997 - World championship: 3rd
2000 - European championship: 1st
2000 - Indoors European championship: 1st
2003, France - Indoors World Championship: 28th
2003, Croatia - Grand Prix: 20th
2003, France - Grand Prix: 30th
2003, Turkey - Golden Arrow Grand Prix: 28th
2003, United States - World championship: 16th (qualifier for 2004 Summer Olympics)
2003, Greece - International archery tournament: 3rd
2004, Italy - Grand Prix: 25th
2004, Belgium - European championship: 48th
2004, Germany - Grand Prix: 75th