- Natalya Shikolenko
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Natalya Shikolenko (born August 1, 1964 in Andizhan, Uzbekistan) is a javelin thrower who represented USSR and later Belarus. She won an Olympic silver medal and a World Championship gold.
Her sister Tatyana Shikolenko is also a successful javelin thrower, first representing Belarus but switching to Russia in 1996.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing Soviet Union 1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 1st Javelin 61.62 m European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 13th Javelin 53.98 m 1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 11th Javelin 58.82 m Representing Unified Team 1992 Summer Olympics 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 Javelin 55.08 m 1995 World Championships Göteborg, Sweden 1st Javelin 67.56 m 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 12th Javelin 58.56 m External links
- IAAF profile for Natalya Shikolenko
Sporting positions Preceded by
Trine HattestadWomen's Javelin Best Year Performance
1992Succeeded by
Trine HattestadPreceded by
Trine HattestadWomen's Javelin Best Year Performance
1994 – 1995Succeeded by
Steffi NeriusCategories:- 1964 births
- Living people
- Belarusian javelin throwers
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Belarus
- Olympic athletes of Belarus
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Belarusian sportspeople stubs
- European Olympic medalist stubs
- Belarusian athletics biography stubs
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