Nataliya Lisovskaya
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Nataliya Venediktovna•Lisovskaya (-Sedykh) |
| Used name | Nataliya•Lisovskaya |
| Original name | Наталья Венедиктовна•Лисовская (-Седых) |
| Born | 16 July 1962 in Alegazovo, Respublika Bashkortostan (RUS) |
| Measurements | 188 cm / 105 kg |
| Affiliations | Spartak Moskva, Moskva (RUS) |
| NOC |  Soviet Union  Unified Team |
| Nationality |  Russian Federation |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
Nataliya Lisovskaya took up athletics in 1975 and was the most dominant female shot putter in the later 1980s. Her major titles include the 1988 Olympics, 1987 World Championships, the 1985 and 1987 World Indoors, and the 1992 European Indoors. She also won the 1984 Friendship Games with 21.96, a mark which was almost 1½ metres better than the 1984 Olympic winning mark of Claudia Losch. Lisovskaya also won many silver and bronze medals at lesser internationals. She set three world records during her career – 22.53 in 1984 and 22.60 and 22.63 in 1987, and as of 2014, her last world record still stands. She won Soviet titles in 1981, 1983, 1985-86, 1988-90 and 1992.
Lisovskaya retired from sports after the fall of the Soviet Union and married double Olympic hammer throw champion Yuriy Siedykh. Their daughter Alexia Siedykh also became an international level hammer thrower, winning gold at the 2010 Youth Olympics.
Personal Best: SP – 22.63 (1987).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Athletics | URS |
RUS |
Nataliya Lisovskaya | |||
| Shot Put, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | |||||
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Athletics | EUN |
RUS |
Nataliya Lisovskaya | |||
| Shot Put, Women (Olympic) | 9 |
Olympic family relations
- Wife of Yury Sedykh
- Mother of Alexia Sedykh
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (3–0–0 1983 Edmonton ATH gold: shot put (competed for the Soviet Union); 1985 Kobe ATH gold: shot put (competed for the Soviet Union; 1987 Zagreb ATH gold: shot put (competed for the Soviet Union)
- Listed in Current World Record Holders in Athletics (shot put 22.63 (1987))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Championships (0–1–0 1990 Split silver: shot put (competed for the Soviet Union))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships (1–1–1 1982 Milano bronze: shot put (competed for the Soviet Union); 1990 Glasgow silver: shot put (competed for the Soviet Union); 1992 Genova gold: shot put (competed for the Unified Team))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Athletics Championships (1–1–0 1987 Rome gold: shot put (competed for the Soviet Union); 1991 Tokyo silver: shot put (competed for the Soviet Union))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Athletics Indoor Championships (2–0–1 1985 Paris gold: shot put (competed for the Soviet Union); 1987 Indianapolis gold: shot put (competed for the Soviet Union); 1991 Sevilla bronze: shot put (competed for the Soviet Union))