Natalie Coughlin

Natalie Coughlin Hall
Coughlin in 2018
Personal information
Birth nameNatalie Anne Coughlin
Full nameNatalie Anne Coughlin Hall
NicknameNat
National team United States
Born (1982-08-23) August 23, 1982 (age 42)[1]
Vallejo, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight139 lb (63 kg)
SpouseEthan Hall (2009–present)
WebsiteNatalieCoughlin.com
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke, butterfly, freestyle, individual medley
ClubCalifornia Aquatics
College teamUniversity of California, Berkeley
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  United States
International aquatics competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Summer Olympics 3 4 5
World Championships (LC) 8 7 5
World Championships (SC) 2 5 1
Pan Pacific Championships 11 4 1
Pan American Games 1 2 1
Total 25 22 13
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100 m backstroke
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 4×100 m freestyle
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 2001 Fukuoka 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2001 Fukuoka 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2005 Montreal 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2007 Melbourne 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2013 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2001 Fukuoka 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2003 Barcelona 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2005 Montreal 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2011 Shanghai 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Fukuoka 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Montreal 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Montreal 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Melbourne 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shanghai 100 m backstroke
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dubai 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2014 Doha 4×50 m mixed free
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dubai 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dubai 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2014 Doha 4×50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2014 Doha 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2014 Doha 4×50 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Dubai 100 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Yokohama 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2002 Yokohama 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 2002 Yokohama 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2002 Yokohama 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Victoria 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Victoria 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Victoria 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2006 Victoria 4×100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2010 Irvine 100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2010 Irvine 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2010 Irvine 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2002 Yokohama 4×100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2002 Yokohama 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2006 Victoria 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2006 Victoria 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Irvine 100 m backstroke
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 100 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 50 m freestyle

Natalie Anne Coughlin Hall (born August 23, 1982) is an American former competition swimmer and twelve-time Olympic medalist. While attending the University of California, Berkeley, she became the first woman ever to swim the 100-meter backstroke (long course) in less than one minute. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she became the first U.S. female athlete in modern Olympic history to win six medals in one Olympiad, and the first woman ever to win a 100-meter backstroke gold in two consecutive Olympics.[2] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she earned a bronze medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay.

Coughlin's success has earned her the World Swimmer of the Year Award once and American Swimmer of the Year Award three times. She has won a total of sixty medals in major international competition, twenty-five gold, twenty-two silver, and thirteen bronze spanning the Olympics, the World, the Pan Pacific Championships, and the Pan American Games.

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  2. ^ "Coughlin's 6 medals most by a US woman". (The Associated Press). Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. August 17, 2008. Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2010.