Janina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya

Janina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya

Personal information
Nationality	Belarusian
Born	(1976-12-26) December 26, 1976
Height
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.

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.

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.

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

• Janina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya profile at IAAF