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Native name Наталья Венедиктовна Лисовская (-Седых)
Birth name Nataliya Venediktovna Lisovskaya
Full name Nataliya Venediktovna Sedykh
Nationality Russian
Citizenship Russia
Born (1962-07-16) 16 July 1962 (age 62)
Alegazy, Bashkir ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.88 m
Weight 105 kg
Spouse(s) Yuriy Sedykh
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold 1988 Seoul Shot put
World Championships
Gold 1987 Rome Shot put
Silver 1991 Tokyo Shot put
World Indoor Championships
Gold 1985 Paris Shot put
Gold 1987 Indianapolis Shot put
European Championships
Silver 1990 Split Shot put
IAAF World Cup
Gold 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.

See also

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