Natalya Lisovskaya

Natalya Lisovskaya
Personal information
Native name	Наталья Венедиктовна Лисовская (-Седых)
Birth name	Nataliya Venediktovna Lisovskaya
Full name	Nataliya Venediktovna Sedykh
Nationality	Russian
Citizenship	Russia
Born	16 July 1962 (age 62); Alegazy, Bashkir ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Spouse	Yuriy Sedykh
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing Soviet Union
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Indoor Championships
European Championships
IAAF World Cup

Natalya Venediktovna Lisovskaya (‹See Tfd›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

^ ^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.