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| Nationality: | Belarusian |
| Birth Date: | 26 December 1976 |
| Weight: | 88kg (194lb) |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Event: | Shot Put |
| Pb: | 20.61 m (2001) |
| Updated: | 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,[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.
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | European Junior Championships | Nyíregyháza, Hungary | bgcolor=silver | 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 | |