Tatyana Ivanovna Shikolenko (Russian: Татьяна Ивановна Шиколенко; born 10 May 1968 in Krasnodar) is a retired Russian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. During her career, she won two silver medals at the World Championships. Her personal best throw of 67.20 metres was achieved in 2000. She battled primarily with Mirela Manjani, who captured the gold medal on both occasions Shikolenko finished second.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Tatyana Shikolenko represented Belarus for a while until switching nationality to her birth country Russia in 1996. Her sister Natalya also achieved distinction in javelin throwing; she however remained a Belarusian citizen.

International competitions edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Result Notes
Representing the   Soviet Union
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 4th Javelin throw 55.70 m
1990 Goodwill Games Seattle, United States 2nd Javelin throw 59.06 m
1991 Universiade Sheffield, United Kingdom 1st Javelin throw 63.56 m
Representing   Belarus
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 4th Javelin throw 65.18 m
Representing   Russia
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 8th Javelin throw 63.76 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 2nd Javelin throw 66.92 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain 2nd Javelin throw 66.37 m
2000 Grand Prix Final Doha, Qatar 4th Javelin throw 63.06 m
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 9th Javelin throw 60.91 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 4th Javelin throw 63.24 m
Grand Prix Final Paris, France 3rd Javelin throw 62.25 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 2nd Javelin throw 63.28 m
World Athletics Final Athens, Greece 1st Javelin throw 64.47 m

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