Yanina Pravalinskaya
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 Yanina Pravalinskaya |
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| Women's Athletics | |||
Competitor for  Belarus |
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| 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 |
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| 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
- ^ "Korolchik banned for doping", BBC, 25 November 2003. Retrieved on 2006-10-06.
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