Natasha Barker

Natasha Jane Barker (born 30 November 1970 in Sydney) is an Australian weightlifter, competing in the 53 kg category and representing Australia at international competitions.

Natasha Barker

Personal information
Full name	Natasha Jane Barker
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1970-11-30) 30 November 1970 Sydney, Australia
Height	153 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	53 kg
Club	Burwood PCYC
Team	National team
Coached by	Luke Borreggine
Retired	2006
Medal record Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester 53 kg clean & jerk 2002 Manchester 53 kg snatch 2002 Manchester 53 kg combined 2006 Melbourne 58 kg combined
Updated on 27 September 2016

She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 58 kg event. She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2002 World Weightlifting Championships.

She was silver medallist in the 53kg category at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, UK; and won a bronze medal in the 58kg division at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.

Major results

Year	Venue	Weight	Snatch (kg)				Clean & Jerk (kg)				Total	Rank
			1	2	3	Rank	1	2	3	Rank
Summer Olympics
2000	Sydney, Australia	58 kg				—N/a				—N/a		10
World Championships
2002	Warsaw, Poland	53 kg	72.5	77.5	80	11	92.5	97.5	97.5	15	170	12
1999	Piraeus, Greece	58 kg	72.5	77.5	80	23	92.5	97.5	100	23	177.5	24

External links

• Coaches
• Natasha Barker
• Natasha Barker at Sports Reference
• Reed, David (19 March 2006). "Barker bites bullet". The Sydney Morning Herald.
• "Aussie bronze in weightlifting". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 March 2006.
• Natasha Barker Sydney 2000 Olympics - Womens Weightlifting 58kg