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Nationality | Belarusian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Andizhan, 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 (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.