Belarus at the 1994 Winter Olympics
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Belarus
competed in the Winter Olympic Games
as an independent nation for the first time at the 1994 Winter Olympics
in Lillehammer
, Norway
. Previously, Belarusian athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics
.
Biathlon
Men
Women
Cross country skiing
Men
Women
Figure skating
Men
Pairs
Ice Dancing
Men
Women
Men's individual
Events:
Speed skating
Men
Pahonia
flag. At the 1996 Summer Olympics
, the current national flag of green, red, and a red on white ornamental pattern was used.
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
competed in the Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...
as an independent nation for the first time at the 1994 Winter Olympics
1994 Winter Olympics
The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Lillehammer failed to win the bid for the 1992 event. Lillehammer was awarded the games in 1988, after having beat...
in Lillehammer
Lillehammer
is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway, globally known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. As of May 2011, the population of the town of Lillehammer was...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Previously, Belarusian athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics
The Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville was a joint team consisting of six of the fifteen former Soviet republics: Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Uzbekistan and Armenia. The Unified Team's only other appearance was at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona...
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Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biahtlon Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics Biathlon results.The sport of biathlon combines the skills of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.- 10 km :February 23, 1994- 20 km :February 20, 1994One missed target equals a one minute penalty.- 4 x 7.5 km relay :... |
Women's 7.5 km sprint | ||
| Speed skating Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympic Games Speed Skating results.-500 m:Monday February 14, 1994 — 40 competitors from 16 countries-1,000 m:Friday February 18, 1994 — 43 competitors from 17 countries-1,500 m:... |
Men's 1000 m |
BiathlonBiathlon at the 1994 Winter OlympicsThe 1994 Winter Olympics Biathlon results.The sport of biathlon combines the skills of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.- 10 km :February 23, 1994- 20 km :February 20, 1994One missed target equals a one minute penalty.- 4 x 7.5 km relay :...
Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Pen. | Rank | ||
| Igor Khokhryakov | 10 km Sprint | 31:50.7 | 4 | 45 |
| Viktor Maigourov Viktor Maigourov Viktor Maigourov or Maigurov is a former biathlete from Russia. Competing for Belarus at the Lillehammer 1994, he placed fourth on the relay with the Belarusian team. He won three World Cup victories, his last at Osbrlie 1997... |
10 km Sprint | 31:09.2 | 3 | 37 |
| 20 km Individual | 1:00:42.7 | 4 | 23 | |
| Eugeni Redkine | 20 km Individual | 1:03:34.9 | 6 | 53 |
| Alexander Popov | 10 km Sprint | 29:38.5 | 0 | 10 |
| 20 km Individual | 57:53.1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Oleg Ryzhenkov Oleg Ryzhenkov Oleg Vladimirovich Ryzhenkov is a Belarusian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*1995 - Bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay*1996 - Gold medal in the Team event, bronze medal on the relay... |
10 km Sprint | 30:11.0 | 3 | 17 |
| Vadim Sashurin Vadim Sashurin Vadim Leonidovich Sashurin is a retired Belarusian biathlete.- Career :*World Championships*1995 - bronze medal on the relay*1996 - bronze medal on the 20 km and on the relay... |
20 km Individual | 1:01:09.8 | 2 | 28 |
| Viktor Maigourov Igor Khokhryakov Oleg Ryzhenkov Alexander Popov |
4 x 7.5 kilometres relay | 1:32:57.2 | 0 | 4 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Pen. | Rank | ||
| Irina Kokuyeva | 7.5 km Sprint | 26:38.4 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 km Individual | 56:12.0 | 6 | 28 | |
| Lyudmila Lysenko | 7.5 km Sprint | 29:23.9 | 3 | 50 |
| Svetlana Paramygina Svetlana Paramygina Svetlana Paramygina . is a former Belarusian biathlete. Her international biathlon career began in 1983. In the 1993/1994 season she won the overall World Cup. The following year she finished second overall. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer... |
7.5 km Sprint | 26:09.9 | 2 |  |
| 15 km Individual | 53:21.3 | 4 | 4 | |
| Nataliya Permyakova | 7.5 km Sprint | 28:26.9 | 4 | 38 |
| 15 km Individual | 53:39.2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Nataliya Ryzhenkova | 15 km Individual | 59:26.9 | 9 | 49 |
| Irina Kokuyeva Nataliya Permyakova Nataliya Ryzhenkova Svetlana Paramygina |
4x 7.5 km Relay | 1:54:55.1 | 8 | 6 |
Cross country skiingCross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics-10 km:17 February 1994-15 km pursuit:19 February 1994-30 km:14 February 1994-50 km:27 February 1994-4 x 10 km relay:22 February 1994...
Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Sergei Dolidovich Sergei Dolidovich Sergei Dolidovich is a Belarusian cross country skier who has competed since 1994. His lone World Cup victory was in a 60 km event in Finland in 2001.... |
10 km Classical | 28:02.8 | 70 | ||||
| 15 km Free Pursuit | +03:42 | 70 | 39:28.5 | 45 | +7:21.7 | 51 | |
| 30 km Free | 1:20:36.5 | 37 | |||||
| Vasily Gorbachyov | 30 km Free | 1:24:17.9 | 57 | ||||
| 50 km Classical | 2:21:31.3 | 43 | |||||
| Viktor Kamotsky | 10 km Classical | 26:22.6 | 28 | ||||
| 15 km Free Pursuit | DNS | ||||||
| 30 km Free | 1:19:47.7 | 31 | |||||
| 50 km Classical | 2:15:02.9 | 21 | |||||
| Igor Obukhov | 10 km Classical | 27:29.2 | 62 | ||||
| 15 km Free Pursuit | +03:09 | 62 | 39:24.5 | 42 | +6:44.7 | 46 | |
| 50 km Classical | 2:17:08.4 | 25 | |||||
| Vyacheslav Plaksunov | 10 km Classical | 27:12.1 | 53 | ||||
| 15 km Free Pursuit | +02:52 | 53 | 37:23.2 | 12 | +4:26.4 | 21 | |
| 30 km Free | 1:18:57.7 | 27 | |||||
| Igor Obukhov Viktor Kamotsky Sergei Dolidovich Vyacheslav Plaksunov |
4 x 10 km relay | 1:49:23.7 | 12 | ||||
Women
| Athlete | Event | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Rank | Time | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Lyudmila Dideleva | 5 km Classical | 15:57.7 | 37 | ||||
| 10 km Free Pursuit | +01:49 | 37 | 31:58.9 | 48 | +6:17.8 | 45 | |
| Yelena Piiraynen | 5 km Classical | 16:25.0 | 44 | ||||
| 10 km Free Pursuit | +02:17 | 44 | 31:49.4 | 45 | +6:36.3 | 49 | |
| 15 km Free | 48:45.3 | 51 | |||||
| Svetlana Kamotskaya | 5 km Classical | 16:25.8 | 45 | ||||
| 10 km Free Pursuit | DNS | ||||||
| 15 km Free | 47:56.5 | 50 | |||||
| 30 km Classical | 1:36:51.0 | 44 | |||||
| Yelena Sinkevich | 5 km Classical | 15:50.2 | 34 | ||||
| 10 km Free Pursuit | DNF | ||||||
| 15 km Free | 45:45.4 | 33 | |||||
| 30 km Classical | 1:31:47.8 | 22 | |||||
| Yelena Piiraynen Svetlana Kamotskaya Lyudmila Dideleva Yelena Sinkevich |
4 x 5 km relay | 1:04:25.8 | 14 | ||||
Figure skatingFigure skating at the 1994 Winter OlympicsReferee:* Britta LindgrenAssistant Referee:* Gerhardt BubníkJudges: Wendy Utley Jan Olesinski Jarmila Portová Alfred Korytek Yang Jiasheng Margaret Ann Wier Noriko Shirota Audrey Williams Jan Hoffmann Monique Petis -Pairs:...
Men
| Athlete | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Program | Rank | Free Skating | Total | Rank | |||||
| Aleksandr Murashko | 12.0 | 24 | 23.0 | 35.0 | 23 | ||||
Pairs
| Athlete | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Program | Rank | Free Skating | Total | Rank | |||||
| Yelena Grigoryeva Sergey Sheyko |
9.0 | 18 | 17.0 | 26.0 | 17 | ||||
Ice Dancing
| Athlete | Final | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory Dance 1 | Rank | Compulsory Dance 2 | Rank | Original Dance | Rank | Free Dance | Total | Rank | |
| Tatiana Navka Tatiana Navka Tatyana Aleksandrovna Navka is a Russian ice dancer who has also competed for the Soviet Union and Belarus... Samvel Gezalian |
2.2 | 11 | 2.2 | 11 | 6.6 | 11 | 11.0 | 22.0 | 11 |
Freestyle skiing
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Aleksey Parfenkov | Aerials Freestyle skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics -Aerials:February 24, 1994-Moguls:February 16, 1994-Aerials:February 24, 1994-Moguls:February 16, 1994-External links:*... |
228.49 | 1 Q | 178.48 | 12 |
| Aleksandr Penigin | Moguls Freestyle skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics -Aerials:February 24, 1994-Moguls:February 16, 1994-Aerials:February 24, 1994-Moguls:February 16, 1994-External links:*... |
19.41 | 28 | Did Not Advance | |
| Vasily Vorobyov | Aerials Freestyle skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics -Aerials:February 24, 1994-Moguls:February 16, 1994-Aerials:February 24, 1994-Moguls:February 16, 1994-External links:*... |
188.92 | 13 | Did Not Advance | |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Qualifying | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Yuliya Rakovich | Aerials Freestyle skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics -Aerials:February 24, 1994-Moguls:February 16, 1994-Aerials:February 24, 1994-Moguls:February 16, 1994-External links:*... |
152.10 | 5 Q | 135.53 | 10 |
Nordic combined
Men's individualEvents:
- normal hill ski jumping
- 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country time |
Total rank |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||||
| Sergey Zakharenko | Individual | 146.5 | 50 | 53:44.3 | 50 |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | First Round | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Total | Rank | ||
| Aleksandr Sinyavsky | Large hill Ski jumping at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympic Games Ski Jumping results-Large hill:February 20, 1994-Normal hill:February 25, 1994-Team large hill:February 22, 1994-References:*... |
22.7 | 57 | 46.9 | 69.6 | 54 |
| Normal hill Ski jumping at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympic Games Ski Jumping results-Large hill:February 20, 1994-Normal hill:February 25, 1994-Team large hill:February 22, 1994-References:*... |
93.5 | 44 | 85.5 | 179.0 | 38 | |
Speed skatingSpeed skating at the 1994 Winter OlympicsThe 1994 Winter Olympic Games Speed Skating results.-500 m:Monday February 14, 1994 — 40 competitors from 16 countries-1,000 m:Friday February 18, 1994 — 43 competitors from 17 countries-1,500 m:...
Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Vitali Novichenko | 1500 metres | 1:57.50 | 35 |
| 5000 metres | 7:17.55 | 32 | |
| Igor Zhelezovski Igor Zhelezovski Igor Nikolayevich Zhelezovski is a former speed skater, considered to be one of the best sprinters ever, which resulted in his nickname "Igor the Terrible"... |
500 metres | 36.73 | 10 |
| 1000 metres | 1:12.72 | |
|
Trivia
This is the only Olympic Games that Belarus competed under the tricolourTricolour
A tricolour is a flag or banner more-or-less equally divided into three bands of differing colours...
Pahonia
Pahonia
The Pahonia , transliteration: Pahonya, , Lithuanian: Vytis, Pagaunė, is a historical symbol of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, of which the eastern part later became known as Belarus...
flag. At the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
, the current national flag of green, red, and a red on white ornamental pattern was used.