Natalya Venediktovna Lisovskaya (Russian: Наталья Венедиктовна Лисовская; born 16 July 1962) is a Soviet former athlete who competed mainly in shot put. Lisovskaya trained at Spartak in Moscow.
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Native name | Наталья Венедиктовна Лисовская (-Седых)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Nataliya Venediktovna Lisovskaya[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Nataliya Venediktovna Sedykh[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1962-07-16) 16 July 1962 (age 60)[1] Alegazy, Bashkir ASSR, Soviet Union[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (231 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse(s) | Yuriy Sedykh[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born in Alegazy, Bashkir ASSR, Lisovskaya competed for the USSR in 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 career, 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.
Former head of the Russian Anti-doping laboratory Grigory Rodchenkov alluded to her doping being found but not reported by the laboratory in his book the Rodchenkov Affair.[2]
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Preceded by | Women's Shot Put World Record Holder 7 June 1987 – |
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World Athletics Championships champions in women's shot put | |
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World Indoor Champions in women's shot put | |
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European Indoor Champions in women's shot put | |
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IAAF World / Continental Cup champions in women's shot put | |
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World best year performance in women's shot put | |
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