Natalya Shikolenko
1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)Weight 70 kg (154 lb) Sport Country Soviet Union (1987–1991)
Unified Team (1992)
Belarus (1993–1996) Sport Athletics Event Javelin throw Achievements and titles Personal best 71.40 m (1994)
Unified Team (1992)
Belarus (1993–1996)
Medal record
Women's Athletics | ||
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Representing Unified Team | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1992 Barcelona | Javelin throw | |
Representing Belarus | ||
World Championships | ||
1995 Gothenburg | Javelin | |
1993 Stuttgart | Javelin |
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.
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 |
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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 |
External links
- Natalya Shikolenko at World Athletics
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 1992 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Women's Javelin Best Year Performance 1994 – 1995 | Succeeded by |
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World champions in women's javelin throw
- 1983: Tiina Lillak (FIN)
- 1987: Fatima Whitbread (GBR)
- 1991: Xu Demei (CHN)
- 1993: Trine Hattestad (NOR)
- 1995: Natalya Shikolenko (BLR)
- 1997: Trine Hattestad (NOR)
- 1999: Mirela Maniani (GRE)
- 2001: Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)
- 2003: Mirela Maniani (GRE)
- 2005: Osleidys Menéndez (CUB)
- 2007: Barbora Špotáková (CZE)
- 2009: Steffi Nerius (GER)
- 2011: Barbora Špotáková (CZE)
- 2013: Christina Obergföll (GER)
- 2015: Katharina Molitor (GER)
- 2017: Barbora Špotáková (CZE)
- 2019: Kelsey-Lee Barber (AUS)
- 2022: Kelsey-Lee Barber (AUS)
- 2023: Haruka Kitaguchi (JPN)
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