Olympic Silver Medalist Died In Belarus

• 17.05.2025, 11:45

She was 61 years old.

On May 15, 1992 Olympic silver medalist in javelin Natalya Shikolenko died, the Belarusian Federation of Athletics reports. She was 61 years old.

- BFLA expresses its sincere condolences to the family and friends, to all who knew and loved Natalya Ivanovna, the most sincere words of condolence. Bright memory..." reads the message.

Javelin thrower Natalia Shikolenko was the 1995 world champion, as well as silver medalist of the 1992 Olympics, which was held in Barcelona. At that time, the Belarusian lost only to Germany's Silke Renk.