Natalya Lisovskaya

Natalya Lisovskaya
Personal information
Native nameНаталья Венедиктовна Лисовская (-Седых)
Birth nameNataliya Venediktovna Lisovskaya
Full nameNataliya Venediktovna Sedykh
NationalityRussian
CitizenshipRussia
Born (1962-07-16) 16 July 1962 (age 62)
Alegazy, Bashkir ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
SpouseYuriy Sedykh
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Shot put
World Championships
1987 Rome Shot put
1991 Tokyo Shot put
World Indoor Championships
1985 Paris Shot put
1987 Indianapolis Shot put
European Championships
1990 Split Shot put
IAAF World Cup
1985 Canberra Shot put

Natalya Venediktovna Lisovskaya (Russian: Наталья Венедиктовна Лисовская; born 16 July 1962) is a Russian former athlete who competed mainly in shot put for the Soviet Union. Lisovskaya trained at Spartak in Moscow.

Career

Born in Alegazy, Lisovskaya competed for the USSR at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea, where she won the gold medal. Lisovskaya holds the world record in women's shot put with a throw of 22.63 metres (74 feet 3 inches), which she achieved on 7 June 1987 in Moscow, Russia. She also has the three farthest throws of all time by a female shot putter.

After her Olympic career ended, she gained French citizenship and competed between 1999 and 2002 at some local competitions in France.

Lisovskaya married men's hammer throw world record holder Yuriy Sedykh and has one daughter, Alexia. They live in Paris, France.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nataliya Lisovskaya". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
Records
Preceded by Women's Shot Put World Record Holder
7 June 1987 –
Succeeded by
incumbent