Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya
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Women's Athletics | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Olympic Games | ||
![]() | Sydney 2000 | Shot put |
World Championships | ||
![]() | 2001 Edmonton | Shot put |
European Championships | ||
![]() | 1998 Budapest | Shot put |
Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya (Belarusian: Яніна Карольчык-Правалінская, née Karolchyk, born 26 December 1976) is a Belarusian shot putter who won an Olympic gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia,[1] 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.[2]
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.[3]
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
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yanina Provalinskaya-Karolchik". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Korolchik banned for doping". BBC. 25 November 2003. Retrieved 6 October 2006.
- ^ Dubitski, Mikhail (5 June 2010). Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya puts 19.95m; Pchelnik 73.03m in Minsk. IAAF. Retrieved on 6 June 2010.
External links
- Yanina Korolchik-Provalinskaya at World Athletics
- Yanina Pravalinskaya-Karolchyk at Olympedia
- Yanina Karolchik at Olympics.com
- Janina Karolchik at the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus
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- 1948:
Micheline Ostermeyer (FRA)
- 1952:
Galina Zybina (URS)
- 1956:
Tamara Tyshkevich (URS)
- 1960:
Tamara Press (URS)
- 1964:
Tamara Press (URS)
- 1968:
Margitta Gummel (GDR)
- 1972:
Nadezhda Chizhova (URS)
- 1976:
Ivanka Khristova (BUL)
- 1980:
Ilona Slupianek (GDR)
- 1984:
Claudia Losch (FRG)
- 1988:
Natalya Lisovskaya (URS)
- 1992:
Svetlana Krivelyova (EUN)
- 1996:
Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)
- 2000:
Yanina Karolchyk (BLR)
- 2004:
Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB)
- 2008:
Valerie Adams (NZL)
- 2012:
Valerie Adams (NZL)
- 2016:
Michelle Carter (USA)
- 2020:
Gong Lijiao (CHN)
- 2024:
Yemisi Ogunleye (GER)
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