Natalya Shikolenko
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Nationality | Belarusian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union | August 1, 1964||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Soviet Union (1987–1991) Unified Team (1992) Belarus (1993–1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 71.40 m (1994) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Natalya Shikolenko (
. 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
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Yugoslavia
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12th | Javelin | 53.98 m | |
1991 | World Championships | Tokyo, Japan
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11th | Javelin
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58.82 m |
Representing Unified Team | |||||
1992 | Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain
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2nd | Javelin | 68.26 m |
Representing Belarus | |||||
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 3rd | Javelin | 65.64 m |
1994 | European Championships
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Helsinki, Finland
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14th (q) | Javelin | 55.08 m |
1995 | World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 1st | Javelin | 67.56 m |
1996 | Olympic Games
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Atlanta, United States
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12th | Javelin | 58.56 m |
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