Nataša Urbančič

Nataša Urbančič

Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Yugoslavia
European championship
Bronze 1974 Rome Javelin throw

Nataša Urbančič (November 25, 1945 in Celje, Slovenia[1] June 2011[2]) was a Slovenian athlete.

Urbančič represented Yugoslavia at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics in the javelin. She finished 6th and 5th, respectively. She won the bronze medal in javelin at the 1974 European Athletics Championships.

Urbančič was named Slovenian Sportswoman of the Year six years in a row, from 1969 to 1974.

She continued to throw into Masters athletics age groups, setting the current W55 world record.[3]

Awards
Preceded by
Jelica Pavličić
Yugoslav Sportswoman of the Year
1974
Succeeded by
Branka Batinić

References