Yanina Korolchik
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | Sydney 2000 | Shot put | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 2001 Edmonton | Shot put | |
| European Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1998 Budapest | Shot put | |
Yanina Korolchik (Яніна Карольчык in Belarusian, Янина Корольчик in Russian, 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 the steroid clenbuterol. She was banned for two years and missed the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]
[edit] Achievements
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | |
| 1999 | World Championships | Sevilla, Spain | 4th | |
| 2000 | Summer Olympics | Sydney, Australia | 1st | |
| 2001 | World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 1st |
| Olympic champions in women's shot put |
|---|
| 1948: Micheline Ostermeyer | 1952: Galina Zybina | 1956: Tamara Tyshkevich | 1960: Tamara Press | 1964: Tamara Press | 1968: Margitta Gummel | 1972: Nadezha Chizhova | 1976: Ivanka Hristova | 1980: Ilona Slupianek | 1984: Claudia Losch | 1988: Natalya Lisovskaya | 1992: Svetlana Krivelyova | 1996: Astrid Kumbernuss | 2000: Yanina Korolchik | 2004: Yumileidi Cumba |
[edit] References
- ^ "Korolchik banned for doping", BBC. Retrieved on 2006-10-06.
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