Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya
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Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya (Belarusian: Яніна Карольчык-Правалінская, née Karolchyk, born December 26, 1976) is a Belarusian shot putter who won an Olympic gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, and a gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta.
In June 2003, at a meet in Germany, Korolchik tested positive for the steroid clenbuterol. She was banned for two years and missed the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]
She threw her longest distance in nine years in her 2010 season opener at the Olympic Champions Trophy meeting in Minsk, recording a best mark of 19.95 m.[2]
Karolchyk is married to Belarussian singer Uladzimer Pravalinski.
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing  Belarus |
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| 1995 | European Junior Championships | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | 3rd | |
| 1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 18th | 17.75 m |
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 19.23 PB |
| 1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 4th | 19.17 m |
| 2000 | Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 1st | 20.56 PB |
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 9th | |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 1st | 20.61 PB | |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 7th | |
| 2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 10th | |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | 19.29 m |
[edit] References
- IAAF profile for Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya
- ^ "Korolchik banned for doping". BBC. 25 November 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/athletics/3237432.stm. Retrieved 2006-10-06.
- ^ Dubitski, Mikhail (2010-06-05). Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya puts 19.95m; Pchelnik 73.03m in Minsk. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-06-06.
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