Natalya Shikolenko

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Medal record
Natalya Shikolenko
Natalya Shikolenko
Women's Athletics
Olympic Games
Competitor for  Unified Team
Silver 1992 Barcelona Javelin
World Championships
Competitor for Flag of Belarus Belarus
Gold 1995 Gothenburg Javelin
Bronze 1993 Stuttgart Javelin

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.

[edit] Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 11th
1992 Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain 2nd
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 3rd
1995 World Championships Göteborg, Sweden 1st

[edit] External links

IAAF profile for Natalya Shikolenko

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Flag of Norway Trine Hattestad
Women's Javelin Best Year Performance
1992
Succeeded by
Flag of Norway Trine Hattestad
Preceded by
Flag of Norway Trine Hattestad
Women's Javelin Best Year Performance
19941995
Succeeded by
Flag of Germany Steffi Nerius
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