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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.

Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya

Personal information
Nationality	Belarusian
Born	(1976-12-26) December 26, 1976 (age 45)
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Country	Belarus
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Shot Put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	20.61 m (2001)
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Belarus Olympic Games Sydney 2000 Shot put World Championships 2001 Edmonton Shot put European Championships 1998 Budapest Shot put
Updated on 6 August 2012.

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 Belarusian singer Uladzimer Pravalinski.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Belarus
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

External links

• Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya at World Athletics

На других языках

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- [en] Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya

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[fr] Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskay

Yanina Karolchyk (en biélorusse : Яніна Карольчык et en russe : Янина Корольчик, Korolchyk), née le 26 décembre 1976, est une athlète biélorusse, spécialiste du lancer du poids.

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[it] Janina Karol'čyk-Pravalinskaja

Janina Dislavovna Karol'čyk-Pravalinskaja, accreditata come Yanina Korolchik-Provalinskaya dalla IAAF (in bielorusso: Яніна Диславовна Карольчык-Правалінская?; Hrodna, 26 dicembre 1976), è una pesista bielorussa.

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[ru] Провалинская-Корольчик, Янина Диславовна

Яни́на Дисла́вовна Провалинская-Коро́льчик (белор. Яніна Дзіславаўна Правалінская-Карольчык; род. 26 декабря 1976, Хрищеновичи) — белорусская толкательница ядра. Заслуженный мастер спорта Республики Беларусь (2000). Олимпийская чемпионка (2000) и чемпионка мира (2001).

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