Natalya Shubenkova

{{short description|Russian former Soviet heptathlete (born 1957)}}

{{family name hatnote|Mikhaylovna|Shubenkova|lang=Eastern Slavic}}

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|birth_date={{birth-date and age|25 September 1957}}

|birth_place= Srosty, Altai Krai, Russia

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| height = 177 cm

| weight = 65 kg

|sport=Athletics

|event=Heptathlon, hurdles

|club=Dynamo Barnaul

|pb=100 mH – 12.93 (1984)
Heptathlon – 6859 (1984)

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Natalya Mikhaylovna Shubenkova ({{langx|ru|Наталья Михайловна Шубенкова}}; born 25 September 1957) is a Russian former Soviet heptathlete.[http://hem.bredband.net/athletics/atb-d34.htm World women's all-time best heptathlon / Alla tiders bästa sjukamp kvinnor]. Hem.bredband.net (6 August 2001). Retrieved on 2016-02-23. As of 2019, she ranks as the 12th highest all-time female scorer in the heptathlon, based on a score of 6859 she achieved in 1984.{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/combined-events/heptathlon/outdoor/women/senior|title=Heptathlon – women – senior – outdoor – All time best, iaaf.org|access-date=28 August 2015}} That ended up being the second highest score in 1984, bested only by Sabine John, and stood as the Soviet record for six years. She was unable to participate in the 1984 Olympics due to the 1984 Summer Olympics boycott.[http://altairegion22.ru/authorities/sportsmen/shubenkova/ Мастер спорта СССР международного класса (легкая атлетика)], Altai Region website (in Russian), 7 May 2010

Shubenkova was part of the Soviet athletic team from 1980 to 1992, and won several nationwide championships in the heptathlon.[http://www.gazetavb.ru/index.php/rubriki/person/item/4053-bright-outstanding-female-athlete-convergingtive-dispute-official-nata-lya-%C2%AC-shubenkova.html Яркая женщина, выдающаяся спортсменка, спортивный чиновник Наталья ШУБЕНКОВА] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130416235143/http://www.gazetavb.ru/index.php/rubriki/person/item/4053-bright-outstanding-female-athlete-convergingtive-dispute-official-nata-lya-%C2%AC-shubenkova.html |date=16 April 2013 }}, Evening Barnaul (in Russian), 26 August 2011 Other top performances included a fourth-place finish at the 1988 Olympics, and a bronze medal at the 1986 Goodwill Games.[http://www.amic.ru/news/179233/ Алтайский мастер спорта международного класса по легкой атлетике Наталья Шубенкова награждена медалью «За заслуги в труде»], amic.ru (in Russian), 23 April 2012

After retiring from competitions, Shubenkova served as a sports administrator in her native Altai Krai. Her son Sergey Shubenkov won the world title in 110 metres hurdles in 2015.