Natalie

Johnson

Name: Natalie Johnson

Team: Team Minnesota

Coach: Roger Sadecki

Hometown: Wayzata, Minn.

Current Residence: Wayzata, Minn.

Year of birth: 1989

Weight class: 63 kg

Height: 5-6

What year did you being lifting? 2008

How did you get involved? I took a strength and conditioning class in high school. Slowly one thing led to another and I fell in love with the sport

Favorite Competition Lift? Clean & Jerk

Favorite Training Lift? Clean pulls from the blocks

Education: M.Ed. Applied Kinesiology, Physical Education

Personal Goals: To find a full time teaching job in physical education in Wayzata (Minn.) Public Schools. 

Favorite Food: This is too tough of a question. I like all types. I particularly enjoy ethnic food of almost any type. 

Favorite Book: I'm a sucker for any Harry Potter book. 

Favorite TV Show: Bones

Favorite Song: It changes with my mood

Hobbies/Interested outside of Weightlifting: I love spending time with my friends outside of the gym and catching up on their lives. 

Most people don’t know that…. Before weightlifting I studied classical ballet for seven years