Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya ( be, Яніна Карольчык-Правалінская, née ''Karolchyk,'' born 26 December 1976) is a Belarusian

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ter who won an Olympic gold medal at the

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, 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

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for two years and missed the

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. She threw her longest distance in nine years in her 2010 season opener at the

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meeting in Minsk, recording a best mark of 19.95 m.Dubitski, Mikhail (5 June 2010)
Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya puts 19.95m; Pchelnik 73.03m in Minsk

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. Retrieved on 6 June 2010. Karolchyk is married to Belarusian singer Uladzimer Pravalinski.

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* * * * 1976 births Living people Belarusian female shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Belarus Olympic gold medalists for Belarus Doping cases in athletics Belarusian sportspeople in doping cases World Athletics Championships medalists European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field) World Athletics Championships winners {{Belarus-Olympic-medalist-stub