Tatyana Ivanovna Shikolenko (Russian: Татьяна Ивановна Шиколенко; born 10 May 1968 in Krasnodar) is a retired Russian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. 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, who captured the gold medal on both occasions Shikolenko finished second.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Tatyana Shikolenko represented Belarus 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.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Result | Notes |
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Representing the Soviet Union | ||||||
1986 | World Junior Championships | Athens, Greece | 4th | Javelin throw | 55.70 m | |
1990 | Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 2nd | Javelin throw | 59.06 m | |
1991 | Universiade | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 1st | Javelin throw | 63.56 m | |
Representing Belarus | ||||||
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 4th | Javelin throw | 65.18 m | |
Representing Russia | ||||||
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 8th | Javelin throw | 63.76 m | |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Javelin throw | 66.92 m | |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | Javelin throw | 66.37 m | |
2000 | Grand Prix Final | Doha, Qatar | 4th | Javelin throw | 63.06 m | |
2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 9th | Javelin throw | 60.91 m | |
2002 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 4th | Javelin throw | 63.24 m | |
Grand Prix Final | Paris, France | 3rd | Javelin throw | 62.25 m | ||
2003 | World Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | Javelin throw | 63.28 m | |
World Athletics Final | Athens, Greece | 1st | Javelin throw | 64.47 m |
See also
- List of nationality transfers in athletics
- List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women)
- List of Belarus-related topics
References
- 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
- Russian athletics biography stubs