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.

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Natalya Shikolenko

Personal information
Nationality	Belarusian
Born	(1964-08-01) August 1, 1964 (age 59) Andizhan, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Height	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)
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Unified Team Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Javelin throw Representing  Belarus World Championships  1995 Gothenburg Javelin 1993 Stuttgart Javelin

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Her sister Tatyana Shikolenko is also a successful javelin thrower, first representing Belarus but switching to Russia in 1996.

• Natalya Shikolenko at World Athletics

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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

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