Natalya Shikolenko

Natalya Shikolenko (Belarusian: Натальля Шыкаленка; 1 August 1964 – 15 May 2025) was a javelin thrower who represented the Soviet Union and later Belarus. She won an Olympic silver medal and a World Championship gold.

Natalya Shikolenko

Personal information
Nationality	Belarusian
Born	(1964-08-01)1 August 1964 Andizhan, Uzbek SSR, USSR
Died	15 May 2025(2025-05-15) (aged 60)
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

Shikolenko died on 15 May 2025, at the age of 60.^[1][2] Her sister Tatyana Shikolenko is also a successful javelin thrower, first representing Belarus but switching to Russia in 1996.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	14th (q)	Javelin	60.40 m
1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	1st	Javelin	61.62 m
	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	12th	Javelin	53.98 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	11th	Javelin	58.82 m
Representing  Unified Team
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	2nd	Javelin	68.26 m
Representing  Belarus
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	3rd	Javelin	65.64 m
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	14th (q)	Javelin	55.08 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	1st	Javelin	67.56 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	12th	Javelin	58.56 m