Natasha Barker

{{Short description|Australian weightlifter (born 1970)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}

{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}

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| name = Natasha Barker

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| fullname = Natasha Jane Barker

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|11|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sydney, Australia

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| nationality = Australian

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| height = 153 cm

| weight = {{convert|52|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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| country = {{flagu|Australia}}

| sport = Weightlifting

| weight_class = 53 kg

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| club = Burwood PCYC

| team = National team

| coach = Luke Borreggine

| retired = 2006

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{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2002 Manchester|53 kg clean & jerk}}

{{MedalSilver|2002 Manchester|53 kg snatch}}

{{MedalSilver|2002 Manchester|53 kg combined}}

{{MedalBronze|2006 Melbourne|58 kg combined}}

| updated = 27 September 2016

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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.

She participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the 58 kg event.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/natasha-barker-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025829/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/natasha-barker-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18}} She competed at world championships, most recently at the 2002 World Weightlifting Championships.{{cite web |title=2002 Weightlifting World Championships – Natasha Jane Barker |url=http://www.iwf.net/results/results-by-events/?event=91 |publisher=iwf.net |accessdate=23 June 2016}}

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.