Natallia Mikhnevich
Natallia Mikhnevich (Belarusian: Наталля Міхневіч, née Belarusian: Харанэка, Kharaneka; born May 25, 1982 in Nevinnomyssk, Russian SFSR) is a Belarusian shot putter.
She finished third at the 2000 World Junior Championships, but first appeared on the international athletics scene at the 2004 Olympics, where she finished 5th. She repeated this position at the World Athletics Final later that year, and in 2005 she was able to win the bronze medal in this meet. In 2006 she won the World Indoor Championships in Russia with a new personal best throw (indoor) of 19.84 metres.
She won a silver medal in Women's shot put at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Her outdoor personal best is 20.70 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Grodno.
Since March 2007 she is married to Belarusian shot putter Andrei Mikhnevich.
Achievements
Year |
Competition |
Venue |
Position |
Event |
Notes |
Representing Belarus |
1999 |
World Youth Championships |
Bydgoszcz, Poland |
2nd |
Shot put |
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2000 |
World Junior Championships |
Santiago, Chile |
3rd |
Shot put |
|
2003 |
European U23 Championships |
Bydgoszcz, Poland |
1st |
Shot put |
17.66 m |
Universiade |
Daegu, South Korea |
5th |
Shot put |
|
2004 |
Olympic Games |
Athens, Greece |
5th |
Shot put |
18.96 m |
World Athletics Final |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
5th |
Shot put |
|
2005 |
World Championships |
Helsinki, Finland |
8th |
Shot put |
|
Universiade |
İzmir, Turkey |
1st |
Shot put |
|
World Athletics Final |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
3rd |
Shot put |
|
2006 |
World Indoor Championships |
Moscow, Russia |
1st |
Shot put |
19.84 PB |
European Championships |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
1st |
Shot put |
19.43 m |
World Athletics Final |
Stuttgart, Germany |
1st |
Shot put |
|
World Cup |
Athens, Greece |
4th |
Shot put |
|
2008 |
Olympic Games |
Beijing, PR China |
2nd |
Shot put |
|
2010 |
World Indoor Championships |
Doha, Qatar |
3rd |
Shot put |
|
European Cup Winter Throwing |
Arles, France |
2nd |
Shot put |
19.55 m |
European Championships |
Barcelona, Spain |
2nd |
Shot put |
19.53 m |
References
Persondata |
Name |
Mikhnevich, Natallia |
Alternative names |
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Short description |
Belarusian shot putter |
Date of birth |
May 25, 1982 |
Place of birth |
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Date of death |
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Place of death |
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