Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya

Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya
Personal information
NationalityBelarusian
Born (1976-12-26) 26 December 1976
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
Country Belarus
SportAthletics
EventShot Put
Achievements and titles
Personal best20.61 m (2001)
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing  Belarus
Olympic Games
Sydney 2000Shot put
World Championships
2001 EdmontonShot put
European Championships
1998 BudapestShot put
Updated on 6 August 2012

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, 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.