Natalya Cherniyenko

Natalya Cherniyenko (born 1 October 1965) is a Ukrainian female former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw for the Soviet Union. She was the gold medallist at the 1983 European Athletics Junior Championships.^[1] She later represented her country at senior level at the 1990 European Athletics Championships and the 1991 World Championships in Athletics, finishing fourth at the latter event. She achieved a personal best of 67.88 m (222 ft 8+1⁄4 in) in 1990 which ranked her fifth globally and third among Europeans for the season.^[2][3]

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
1983	European Junior Championships	Schwechat, Austria	1st	Javelin throw	62.04 m
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	13th (q)	Javelin throw	57.46 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	4th	Javelin throw	65.22 m