Natalya Venediktovna Lisovskaya (; 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 , 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.
Doping
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.
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1962 births
Living people
Soviet female shot putters
Russian female shot putters
Spartak (sports society) sportspeople
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union
Olympic athletes for the Unified Team
Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
Soviet emigrants to France
Russian emigrants to France
Soviet sportspeople in doping cases
World Athletics record holders
World Athletics Championships medalists
European Athletics Championships medalists
Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics FISU World University Games gold medalists for the Soviet Union CIS Athletics Championships winners World Athletics Indoor Championships winners World Athletics Championships winners Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism alumni Medalists at the 1983 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1987 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games Friendship Games medalists in athletics