# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/natalia-molchanova
# Generated: 2026-08-15T12:55:31.645Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/natalia-molchanova"
name: "Natalia Molchanova"
slug: "natalia-molchanova"
description: "Natalia Vadimovna Molchanova was a Russian champion freediver, multiple world record holder, and the former president of the Russian Free Dive Federation. Described as \"possibly the world’s greatest freediver,\" Molchanova set an unparalleled standard in the sport. She believed, “Freediving is not only a sport, it is a way to understand who you are,” reflecting her deep connection to the sport. Throughout her career, she achieved 42 world records and earned 22 world championship medals, 19 of which were gold."
tagline: "Russian free diver (1962-2015)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Molchanova_Natalia_1%2C_Danmark%2C_Aarhus%2C_5th_Individual_freediving_World_Championship%2C_2009.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "female"
birthDate: "1962-05-08"
deathDate: "2015-08-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           57.73
  momentum:             20.58301505279712
  historical:           18.88242133333334
  currentAttention:     4.64
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://molchanova.ru"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7503148/"
    handle:    "nm7503148"
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    title: "Молчанова Наталя Вадимівна"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ناتاليا مولشانوفا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Նատալյա Մոլչանովա"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natal'ja_Mol%C4%8Danova"
    title: "Natal'ja Molčanova"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalja_Moltsjanova"
    title: "Natalja Moltsjanova"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalia_Molchanova"
    title: "Natalia Molchanova"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%2C_%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Natalia Molchanova"
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    title: "Natalia Molchanova"
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    title: "Natalya Molçanova"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Наталья Молчанова"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump