Tatyana Ivanovna Shikolenko (russian: Татьяна Ивановна Шиколенко; born 10 May 1968 in

Krasnodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southern ...

) is a retired Russian

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who competed in the

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 ...

. During her career, she won two silver medals at the World Championships. Her personal best throw of 67.20 metres was achieved in 2000. She battled primarily with

Mirela Manjani Mirela Maniani ( el, Μιρέλα Μανιάνι, , 21 December 1976) is a Greek retired track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. Life and athletic achievements Albania Maniani was born as Mirela Manjani on 21 December 1976 in ...

, who captured the gold medal on both occasions Shikolenko finished second. After the dissolution of the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

, Tatyana Shikolenko represented

Belarus Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by R ...

for a while until switching nationality to her birth country Russia in 1996. Her sister Natalya also achieved distinction in javelin throwing; she however remained a Belarusian citizen.

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* 1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Krasnodar Soviet female javelin throwers Belarusian female javelin throwers Russian female javelin throwers Olympic female javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Russia Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics FISU World University Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Belarus World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Russian Athletics Championships winners IAAF World Athletics Final winners {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub

International competitions

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