Natalya Shikolenko

Natalya Shikolenko (Belarusian: Натальля Шыкаленка; 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 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	Göteborg, Sweden	1st	Javelin	67.56 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	12th	Javelin	58.56 m

External links

• Natalya Shikolenko profile at IAAF

Sporting positions
Preceded by Trine Hattestad	Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 1992	Succeeded by Trine Hattestad
Preceded by Trine Hattestad	Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 1994 – 1995	Succeeded by Steffi Nerius