Yanina Pravalinskaya

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Medal record
Yanina Pravalinskaya
Yanina Pravalinskaya
Women's Athletics
Competitor for Flag of Belarus Belarus
Olympic Games
Gold 2000 Sydney Shot put
World Championships
Gold 2001 Edmonton Shot put
European Championships
Bronze 1998 Budapest Shot put

Yanina Pravalinskaya, née Karolchyk (Bulgarian: Яніна Карольчык, 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]

[edit] Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Result Note
1995 European Junior Championships Nyíregyháza, Hungary 3rd
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 3rd 19.23 PB
1999 World Championships Sevilla, Spain 4th
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

[edit] See also

[edit] References

IAAF profile for Yanina Pravalinskaya

  1. ^ "Korolchik banned for doping", BBC, 25 November 2003. Retrieved on 2006-10-06.