Natalia Linares

Natalia Linares
Personal information
Full nameNatalia Carolina Linares González
Born (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 21)
Valledupar, Colombia
EducationUniversity of Magdalena
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Coached byMartín Suárez Mazenett
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 60 metres: 7.42 (2020)
  • 100 metres: 11.34 (2023)
  • 200 metres: 23.78 (2021)
  • Long jump: 6.87 m AU23R (2024)
  • 4×100 metres: 43.59 AU23R (2021)
Medal record
Representing  Colombia
Women's athletics
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World U20 Championships 0 1 0
Pan American Games 1 0 0
Ibero-American Championships 1 0 0
CAC Games 1 0 0
South American Games 0 1 0
South American Championships 0 1 0
South American Indoor Championships 1 1 1
Bolivarian Games 1 0 0
Junior Pan American Games 1 1 1
South American U20 Championships 3 0 0
Total 9 5 2
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Long jump
Ibero-American Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Cuiabá Long jump
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador Long jump
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Asunción Long jump
South American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Guayaquil 4×100 m relay
South American Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Cochabamba 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2020 Cochabamba 60 m
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Cochabamba Long jump
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar Long jump
World U20 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cali Long jump
Junior Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cali-Valle 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2021 Cali-Valle Long jump
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Cali-Valle 100 m
South American U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lima Long jump
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lima 100 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Lima 4×100 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 University of 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]

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] She ran as part of the Colombian 4x100m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau.[11]

International competitions

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 CR
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
World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 14th (r) 4 × 100 m relay 43.92 s
Ibero-American Championships Cuiabá, Brazil 1st Long jump 6.82 m
Meeting de Paris Paris, France 6th Long jump 6.62 m
Olympic Games Paris, France 22nd (q) Long jump 6.40 m

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.
  10. ^ "Women's Long Jump Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024". World Athletics. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.