Natalya Shikolenko

Natalya Shikolenko
Personal information
NationalityBelarusian
Born(1964-08-01)1 August 1964
Died15 May 2025(2025-05-15) (aged 60)
Height1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country Soviet Union (1987–1991)
 Unified Team (1992)
 Belarus (1993–1996)
SportAthletics
Event
Javelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best71.40 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

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.

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