Natalya Lisovskaya
Natalya Venediktovna Lisovskaya is a former Soviet athlete who competed mainly in shot put. Lisovskaya trained at Spartak in Moscow.
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, 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.
