Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya
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Nationality | Belarusian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | December 26, 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Shot Put | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 20.61 m (2001) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Updated on 6 August 2012. |
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 meeting in Minsk, recording a best mark of 19.95 m.[2]
Karolchyk is married to Belarusian singer Uladzimer Pravalinski.
Achievements[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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1995 | European Junior Championships | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | 2nd | Shot put | 16.95 m |
1997 | European U23 Championships | Turku, Finland | 3rd | Shot put | 17.98 m |
3rd | Discus | 56.36 m | |||
World Championships | Athens, Greece | 18th | Shot put | 17.75 m | |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | Shot put | 19.23 m PB |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 4th | Shot put | 19.17 m |
2000 | Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 1st | Shot put | 20.56 m PB |
2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 9th | Shot put | 17.52 m |
World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 1st | Shot put | 20.61 m PB | |
2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, England | 7th | Shot put | 18.94 m |
2007 | World Championships | Osaka, Japan | 10th | Shot put | 18.17 m |
2008 | Summer Olympics | Beijing, China | 18th | Shot put | 17.79 m |
2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 4th | Shot put | 19.29 m |
2012 | Summer Olympics | London, Great Britain | 17th | Shot put | 17.87 m |
References[]
- ^ "Korolchik banned for doping". BBC. 25 November 2003. 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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Categories:
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- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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- Olympic athletes of Belarus
- Olympic gold medalists for Belarus
- Doping cases in athletics
- Belarusian sportspeople in doping cases
- World Athletics Championships medalists
- European Athletics Championships medalists
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