Natalya Shikolenko Explained

Natalya Shikolenko
Nationality:Belarusian
Birth Place:Andizhan, Uzbek SSRSoviet Union
Weight:700NaN0
Country: (1987 - 1991)
 (1992)
 (1993 - 1996)
Sport:Athletics
Event:Javelin throw
Pb:71.40 m (1994)
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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

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Representing the
1987 World ChampionshipsRome, Italy14th (q)Javelin60.40 m
1990Goodwill GamesSeattle, United States1stJavelin61.62 m
Split, Yugoslavia12thJavelin53.98 m
1991World ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan11thJavelin58.82 m
Representing
1992Olympic GamesBarcelona, Spain2ndJavelin68.26 m
Representing
1993Stuttgart, Germany3rdJavelin65.64 m
1994Helsinki, Finland14th (q)Javelin55.08 m
1995Gothenburg, Sweden1stJavelin67.56 m
1996Olympic GamesAtlanta, United States12thJavelin58.56 m