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Natalya Lisovskaya

ナタリア・リソフスカヤ　/　なたりあ・りそふすかや

Athletics competitor from Russia

July 16, 1962 (age 63)　・　Alegazovo, Russia

athletics competitor

My Take

Natalya Lisovskaya holds a record that genuinely stops me in my tracks: her shot put world mark from 1987 still stands decades later, which says everything about how dominant she was for the Soviet Union. At 186 cm and trained at Spartak in Moscow, she was a force, and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour underlines the era's recognition of her. What fascinates me is the longevity of that record in a sport where standards usually fall. Records that survive that long become history themselves, and Lisovskaya's name is permanently fixed at the top of an event she defined.

Overview

Natalya Venediktovna Lisovskaya (Russian: Наталья Венедиктовна Лисовская; born 16 July 1962) is a Russian former athlete who competed mainly in shot put for the Soviet Union. She holds the world record in the event, with a mark set in 1987. Lisovskaya trained at Spartak in Moscow.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Natalya Lisovskaya
Name (Japanese): ナタリア・リソフスカヤ
Reading: なたりあ・りそふすかや
Born: July 16, 1962 (age 63)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Tiger
Origin: Alegazovo, Russia
Blood type: Private
Height: 186 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: athletics competitor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism

Awards & achievements

Order of the Red Banner of Labour
Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8A%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AA%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A4

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