Natalya Lisovskaya

Natalya Lisovskaya

Personal information
Native name	Наталья Венедиктовна Лисовская (-Седых)[1]
Birth name	Nataliya Venediktovna Lisovskaya[1]
Full name	Nataliya Venediktovna Sedykh[1]
Nationality	Russian
Citizenship	Russia
Born	(1962-07-16) 16 July 1962 (age 62)[1] Alegazy, Bashkir ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)[1]
Spouse	Yuriy Sedykh[1]
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.

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.

• Natalya Lisovskaya at World Athletics

Records
Preceded by Ilona Slupianek	Women's Shot Put World Record Holder 7 June 1987 –	Succeeded by incumbent

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