Janina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya
Track and field athlete, Olympic athlete
1976 –
Who is Janina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya?
Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya 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 Belarussian singer Uladzimer Pravalinski.
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- Born
- Dec 26, 1976
Belarus - Also known as
- Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya
- Yanina Pravalinskay-Karolchyk
- Janina Karolčyk-Pravalinskaja
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- Belarus
- Profession
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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