Natalya Shikolenko

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Natalya Shikolenko (Belarusian: Натальля Шыкаленка; born August 1, 1964, in Andizhan, Soviet Union) is a javelin thrower who represented the Soviet Union and later Belarus. She won an Olympic silver medal and a World Championship gold.

Natalya Shikolenko
Personal information
NationalityBelarusian
Born (1964-08-01) August 1, 1964 (age 60)
Andizhan, Uzbek SSRSoviet Union
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country Soviet Union (1987–1991)
 Unified Team (1992)
 Belarus (1993–1996)
SportAthletics
EventJavelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best71.40 m (1994)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Javelin throw
Representing  Belarus
World Championships
Gold medal – first place  1995 Gothenburg Javelin
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Stuttgart Javelin

Her sister Tatyana Shikolenko is also a successful javelin thrower, first representing Belarus but switching to Russia in 1996.

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing the   Soviet Union
1987 World Championships Rome, Italy 14th (q) Javelin 60.40 m
1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 1st Javelin 61.62 m
European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 12th Javelin 53.98 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 11th Javelin 58.82 m
Representing   Unified Team
1992 Olympic Games Barcelona, Spain 2nd Javelin 68.26 m
Representing   Belarus
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 3rd Javelin 65.64 m
1994 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 14th (q) Javelin 55.08 m
1995 World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 1st Javelin 67.56 m
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 12th Javelin 58.56 m
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Women's Javelin Best Year Performance
1992
Succeeded by
Preceded by Women's Javelin Best Year Performance
1994 – 1995
Succeeded by