Natalya Serbinenko (née Sharipova; born 27 January 1959) is a Ukrainian former racewalker.Natalya Serbinenko. All-Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16. She competed six times at the IAAF World Race Walking Cup, with her best result coming in 1983, where she was silver medallist behind Xu Yongjiu of China.IAAF World Race Walking Cup. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16. With four consecutive appearances from 1981 to 1989, she was the most capped athlete for the Soviet Union ever at that competition. She represented Ukraine in her last appearance at the tournament in 1993.IAAF World Race Walking Cup Taicang 2014 Facts & Figures. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.

At the first ever women's race walk at the Summer Universiade in 1985 she took a bronze medal, sharing the podium with fellow Soviet Aleksandra Grigoryeva and Yan Hong of China.World Student Games (Women). Retrieved on 2016-04-16. At national level she won once at the Soviet Athletics Championships (1983) and once at the Ukrainian Athletics Championships (1993).

Serbinenko was highly ranked during the early years of international women's walking, placing in the top three globally in both the 5000 m and 10,000 m walks in 1982 and ranking second in the world in 1983.World Top Performers 1980-2005: Women (Outdoor). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.

International competitions 1981IAAF World Race Walking CupValencia, Spain10th5 km walk24:20.71983IAAF World Race Walking CupBergen, Norway2nd10 km walk45:261985UniversiadeKobe, Japan3rd5000 m walk22:27.21IAAF World Race Walking CupSt John's, Isle of Man9th10 km walk46:551987IAAF World Race Walking CupNew York City, United States8th10 km walk45:051989IAAF World Race Walking CupBarcelona, Spain4th10 km walk43:461993IAAF World Race Walking CupMonterrey, Mexico32nd10 km walk49:25

National titles Soviet Athletics Championships 10 km road walk: 1983Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16. Ukrainian Athletics Championships 10,000 m track walk: 1993Ukrainian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-04-16.

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