Tatyana Shikolenko

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	Notes
Representing the  Soviet Union
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	4th	55.70 m
1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	1st	59.06 m
1991	World University Games	Sheffield, England	1st	63.56 m
Representing  Belarus
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	4th	65.18 m
Representing  Russia
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	8th	63.76 m
1998	European Championships	Budapest, Hungary	2nd	66.92 m
1999	World Championships	Seville, Spain	2nd	66.37 m
2000	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Doha, Qatar	4th	63.06 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	9th	60.91 m
2002	European Championships	Munich, Germany	4th	63.24 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Paris, France	3rd	62.25 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	2nd	63.28 m
	World Athletics Final	Athens, Greece	1st	64.47 m

See also

• List of nationality transfers in athletics

References

• Tatyana Shikolenko at World Athletics