Natalya Shikolenko

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Medal record
Natalya Shikolenko
Women's Athletics
Olympic Games
Competitor for  Unified Team
Silver	1992 Barcelona	Javelin
World Championships
Competitor for  Belarus
Gold	1995 Gothenburg	Javelin
Bronze	1993 Stuttgart	Javelin

Natalya Shikolenko (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.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	11th
1992	Summer Olympics	Barcelona, Spain	2nd
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	3rd
1995	World Championships	Göteborg, Sweden	1st

[edit] External links

IAAF profile for Natalya Shikolenko

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