Natalya Venediktovna Lisovskaya (russian: Наталья Венедиктовна Лисовская; born 16 July 1962) is a

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former athlete who competed mainly in shot put. Lisovskaya trained at Spartak in

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Career

Born in Alegazy, Bashkir ASSR, Lisovskaya competed for the

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in the

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held in

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, South Korea where she won the gold medal. Lisovskaya holds the

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in women's shot put with a throw of , which she achieved on 7 June 1987 in

, Russia. She also has the three farthest throws of all time by a female shot putter. After her career, she gained

French citizenship French nationality law is historically based on the principles of ''jus soli'' (Latin for "right of soil") and ''jus sanguinis'', according to Ernest Renan's definition, in opposition to the German definition of nationality, ''jus sanguinis'' ( ...

and competed between 1999 and 2002 at some local competitions in France. Lisovskaya married men's hammer throw world record holder

Yuriy Sedykh ukr, Юрій Георгійович Сєдих , native_name_lang = , years active = 1976–1995 Grigory Rodchenkov Grigory Mikhailovich Rodchenkov (russian: Григорий Михайлович Родченков; born 24 October 1958) is the former head of Russia's national anti-doping laboratory, the ''Anti-Doping Center''. Rodchenkov is known for his i ...

alluded to her doping being found but not reported by the laboratory in his book the Rodchenkov Affair.

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* 1962 births Living people Soviet female shot putters Spartak athletes Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union Olympic athletes of the Unified Team Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union World Athletics record holders World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics Universiade gold medalists for the Soviet Union CIS Athletics Championships winners World Athletics Indoor Championships winners World Athletics Championships winners Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism alumni Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Friendship Games medalists in athletics {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub