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.{{cite web |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/colombia/natalia-linares-14841613|website=World Athletics|accessdate=19 December 2023|title=Natalia Linares}}

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.{{cite web|date=10 July 2023|title= Meet Natalia Linares, the athlete who follows in Caterine Ibargüen's footsteps|accessdate=19 December 2023|url=https://www.elcolombiano.com/amp/deportes/natalia-linares-tiene-un-nuevo-reto-llegar-a-los-7-metros-que-la-acerque-al-podio-olimpico-MI21921940|website=Elcolombiano}}{{cite web|url=https://www.radionacional.co/actualidad/deportes/natalia-linares-perfil-atleta-colombiana-juegos-nacionales-2023?amp|website=Radio Nacional|accessdate=19 December 2023|date=November 17, 2023|title=

Natalia Linares, the charismatic of Colombian athletics}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://elpilon.com.co/natalia-linares-reina-del-deporte-en-el-cesar-por-tercer-ano-consecutivo/amp/|website=elpilon.com|accessdate=19 December 2023|title= Natalia Linares, queen of sports at Cesar for the third consecutive year|first=Jose Alejandro|last=Martinez}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.pulzo.com/deportes/natalia-linares-bate-record-caterine-ibagüen-juegos-bolivarianos-PP1595627A|website=pulzo.com|accessdate=19 December 2023|title= Pulverizan récord de Caterine Ibargüen: Natalia Linares brilló en los Juegos Bolivarianos}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.pulzo.com/amp/deportes/juegos-olimpicos-2024-natalia-linares-se-ve-con-oro-su-primera-competicion-PP3330338A|website=Pulzo|accessdate=19 December 2023|title= Natalia Linares, jewel of Colombian sports, dreams of gold in her first Olympics|first=Santiago|last=Avila}} In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.{{cite web|url=https://elpilon.com.co/otra-vez-sera-asi-le-fue-a-natalia-linares-en-mundial-de-atletismo-que-le-paso/amp|website=elpilon|accessdate=19 December 2023|title= Otra vez será: así le fue a Natalia Linares en Mundial de atletismo. ¿Qué le pasó?}}

She won a gold medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, jumping 6.66 metres.{{cite web|url=https://colombia.as.com/masdeporte/natalia-linares-oro-en-salto-largo-en-los-juegos-panamericanos-n/?outputType=amp|website=as.com|accessdate=19 December 2023|title= Natalia Linares, gold in long jump at the Pan American Games|first= Juan Sebastian |last=Ariza|date=October 30, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://olimpicocol.co/web/natalia-linares-la-diosa-coronada-del-atletismo/|website=Olimpicocol|accessdate=19 December 2023|title= Natalia Linares, the 'crowned goddess' of athletics |date=14 November 2023}}

She was selected for the women's long jump at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow where she finished in twelfth place.{{cite web|date=3 March 2024|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5153/women-s-long-jump-results-world-athletics-indoor-championships-2024 |accessdate=3 March 2024|website=Watch Athletics|title= Women's Long Jump Results - World Athletics Indoor Championships 2024}} She ran as part of the Colombian 4x100m relay team at the 2024 World Relays Championships in Nassau.{{cite web|website=World Athletics|url= https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-relays/bahamas24/results/women/4x100-metres-relay/final/startlist |accessdate=12 May 2024|title= Women 4x100m Results - World Athletics Relays Championships 2024|date=5 May 2024}} She competed in the long jump at the 2024 Paris Olympics.{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/5850/women-s-long-jump-results-paris-olympic-games-2024-athletics#google_vignette |website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=28 December 2024|title=Women's Long jump Results - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics|date=8 August 2024}}

International competitions

{{AchievementTable\|Event=yes\|Result=yes\|NotesOff=yes}}
colspan="6"\|Representing {{COL}}
2019 \|South American U20 Championships \|Cali, Colombia \|7th \|Long jump \|5.43 m
rowspan=2\|2020 \|rowspan=2\|South American Indoor Championships \|rowspan=2\|Cochabamba, Bolivia \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|60 m \|7.42 s {{AthAbbr\|NR\|Colombian}}
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|200 m \|24.19 s CR
rowspan=10\|2021 \|rowspan=3\|South American Championships \|rowspan=3\|Guayaquil, Ecuador \|4th \|100 m \|11.55 s
bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|4 × 100 m relay \|45.61 s
4th \|Long jump \|6.33 m
rowspan=3\|South American U20 Championships \|rowspan=3\|Lima, Peru \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|100 m \|11.68 s
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|4 × 100 m relay \|46.35 s
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Long jump \|6.14 m
World U20 Championships \|Nairobi, Kenya \|12th \|Long jump \|5.66 m
rowspan=3\|Junior Pan American Games (U23) \|rowspan=3\|Cali, Colombia \|bgcolor="cc9966"\|3rd \|100 m \|11.60 s
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|4 × 100 m relay \|43.59 s AU23R
bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Long jump \|6.27 m
rowspan=3\|2022 \|Bolivarian Games \|Valledupar, Colombia \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Long jump \|6.68 m {{AthAbbr\|GR\|Bolivarian Games}}, {{athAbbr\|AU20R\|South American}}
World U20 Championships \|Cali, Colombia \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Long jump \|6.59 m
South American Games \|Asunción Paraguay \|bgcolor=silver\|2nd \|Long jump \|6.43 m
rowspan=5\|2023 \|Central American and Caribbean Games \|San Salvador, El Salvador \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Long jump \|6.86 m {{AthAbbr\|GR\|Central American and Caribbean Games}}, AU23R
South American Championships \|São Paulo, Brazil \|4th \|100 m \|11.43 s
World Championships \|Budapest, Hungary \|25th (q) \|Long jump \|6.38 m
rowspan=2\|Pan American Games \|rowspan=2\|Santiago, Chile \|6th \|4 × 100 m relay \|44.79 s
bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Long jump \|6.66 m
rowspan=6\|2024 \|South American Indoor Championships \|Cochabamba, Bolivia \|bgcolor="cc9966"\|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 \|bgcolor=gold\|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
rowspan=2\|2025 \|South American Indoor Championships \|Cochabamba, Bolivia \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Long jump \|6.64 m CR, {{AthAbbr\|NR\|Colombian}}
South American Championships \|Mar del Plata, Argentina \|bgcolor=gold\|1st \|Long jump \|6.81 m

colspan="6"|Representing {{COL}}

2019

|South American U20 Championships

|Cali, Colombia

|7th

|Long jump

|5.43 m

rowspan=2|2020

|rowspan=2|South American Indoor Championships

|rowspan=2|Cochabamba, Bolivia

|bgcolor=silver|2nd

|60 m