Natalya Yermolovich ( be, Натальля Ермаловіч; russian: Наталья Ермолович; born April 29, 1964 in

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) is a retired female

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the wom ...

er who represented the

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at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. She was born Natalya Kalenchukova. Yermolovich set her personal best (69.86 metres) in 1985.

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1964 births Living people Belarusian female javelin throwers Soviet female javelin throwers Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games {{Belarus-athletics-bio-stub