Nataliya Skakun

Nataliya Anatoliïvna Skakun (Ukrainian: Наталія Анатоліївна Скакун; born August 3, 1981, in Altai Kray) is a Ukrainian weightlifter.

Nataliya Skakun
Personal information
BornAugust 3, 1981
Altai Kray, Soviet Union
Medal record
Women’s Weightlifting
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 63 kg

Career

She competed in the women's 63 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal, lifting 242.5 kg in total. During clean & jerk she lifted 135.0 kg, which was a new Olympic record. She also for a time held the world record, 138.0 kg, set when she became world champion in 2003.

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