Belarus at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Belarus
competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
, Greece
.
Before gaining independence many Belarusian athletes competed for the USSR team: Vitaly Scherbo
is a 6-times Olympic champion, Nellie Kim
is five times Olympic champion, Olga Korbut
, Olga Belova
, Viktar Sidziak are 4-times Olympic champions, Uladzimir Parfianovich, Svetlana Boguinskaya are 3-times Olympic champions.
in Athens
: 2 gold, 6 silver, and 7 bronze. By comparison, in the 2000 Summer Olympics
in Sydney
Belarus won 17 medals (3 gold, 3 silver, 11 bronze), and in the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, won 15 medals (1 gold, 6 silver, and 8 bronze).
Women's 200 metres:
Women's 400 metres:
Women's 5000 metres:
Women's 4x100 metre relay:
Women's 4x400 metre relay:
Men's decathlon:
Women's heptathlon:
Men's marathon:
Men's 20 km walk:
Women's 20 km walk:
Men's 50 km walk:
Men's triple jump:
Women's triple jump:
Men's high jump:
Men's shot put:
Women's shot put:
Men's discus:
Women's discus:
Women's javelin:
Men's hammer:
Women's hammer:
Flyweight (51 kg)
Bantamweight (54 kg)
Featherweight (57 kg)
Light Heavyweight (81 kg)
Heavyweight (91 kg)
Super Heavyweight (over 91 kg)
Flatwater men's C1 500m:
Flatwater men's C1 1000m:
Flatwater men's C2 500m:
Flatwater men's C2 1000m:
Flatwater men's K2 500m:
Flatwater women's K2 500m:
Flatwater men's K4 1000m:
Women's road race:
Women's individual sprint:
Women's time trial:
Men's points race:
Men's 10 metre Platform:
Men's sabre individual:
Women's artistic:
Women's rhythmic:
Men's trampoline:
Women's trampoline:
Men's 73 kg:
Men's 81 kg:
Men's 90 kg:
Men's 100 kg:
Men's 100+ kg:
Women's 48 kg:
Women's:
Men's Lightweight
Men's Light-Heavyweight
Men's Heavyweight
Women's Featherweight
Women's Middleweight
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 at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
Before gaining independence many Belarusian athletes competed for the USSR team: Vitaly Scherbo
Vitaly Scherbo
Vitaly Venediktovich Scherbo , born 13 January 1972 in Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, is a Belarusian and former Soviet artistic gymnast...
is a 6-times Olympic champion, Nellie Kim
Nellie Kim
Nellie Vladimirovna Kim is a retired Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals and a silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, and two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics...
is five times Olympic champion, Olga Korbut
Olga Korbut
Olga Valentinovna Korbut , also known as the Sparrow from Minsk, is a Belarusian, Soviet-born gymnast who won four gold medals and two silver medals at the Summer Olympics, in which she competed in 1972 and 1976 for the USSR team....
, Olga Belova
Olga Belova
Olga Belova is a former Individual Rhythmic Gymnast. She represented Russia and won the team gold medal of the 1999 World Championships and the 2000 European Championships. She retired in 2004.-External links:...
, Viktar Sidziak are 4-times Olympic champions, Uladzimir Parfianovich, Svetlana Boguinskaya are 3-times Olympic champions.
Medalists
The Belarus national team won 15 medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
: 2 gold, 6 silver, and 7 bronze. By comparison, in the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
Belarus won 17 medals (3 gold, 3 silver, 11 bronze), and in 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....
in Atlanta, won 15 medals (1 gold, 6 silver, and 8 bronze).
Gold
- Athletics - Women's 100 m Yulia Nestsiarenka
- Judo - Men's - 100 kg Ihar MakarauIhar MakarauIhar Makarau is a Belarusian judoka. He won the gold medal in the half-heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...
Silver
- Athletics - Men's Hammer Throw Ivan TikhonIvan TikhonIvan Tsikhan, also spelled sometimes as Ivan Tikhon is a Belarusian hammer thrower. He is a three-time world champion, an Olympic medalist, and European champion.-Biography:...
- Boxing - Men's Light Heavy (81 kg) Magomed Aripagadjiev
- Boxing - Men's Heavy (91 kg) Viktar ZuyevViktar ZuyevViktar Zuyev is a boxer from Belarus best known to win the heavyweight silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Career:The aggressive and hard punching southpaw won a silver medal at the Euro 2004....
- Rowing - Women's Single Sculls Ekaterina KarstenEkaterina KarstenEkaterina Karsten is a famous rower from Minsk, Belarus, an Olympic champion and world champion in single sculls....
- Weightlifling - Men's 85 kg Andrei RybakouAndrei RybakouAndrei Rybakou is a Belarusian weightlifter who won silver medals in Men's 85 kg at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.In April 2006 he won the European Championship...
- Weightlifling - Women's 63 kg Hanna BatsiushkaHanna BatsiushkaHanna Batsiushka is a Belarusian weightlifter.She competed in the Women's 63 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal, lifting 242.5 kg in total....
Bronze
- Athletics - Women's Discus Throw Irina YatchenkoIrina YatchenkoIryna Vasiliyevna Yatchenko is a Belarusian former discus thrower best known for winning two Olympic bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. She also became world champion at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics...
- Canoe/Kayak Flatwater - Men's K2 500 m Raman PiatrushenkaRaman PiatrushenkaRaman Piatrushenka is a Belarusian sprint canoer who has competed since 2000...
and Vadzim MakhneuVadzim MakhneuVadzim Makhneu or Vadim Makhnev is a Belarusian flatwater canoer who has competed since 2000... - Cycling Track - Women's 500 m Time Trial Natallia TsylinskayaNatallia TsylinskayaNatallia Tsylinskaya is an internationally renowned eight time World Champion track cyclist.-Early life:The journey to become Belarus Queen of Sports and one of track cycling's greatest ever riders was no simple task for Natallia Tsylinskaya. She first began cycle racing when a trainer visited...
- Rowing - Women's Pairs Yuliya BichykYuliya BichykYuliya Bichyk is a Belarusian rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in coxless pair.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...
and Natallia HelakhNatallia HelakhNatallia Helakh is a Belarusian rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in coxless pair.- References :... - Shooting - Men's 50 m Rifle Prone Sergei MartynovSergei Martynov (sport shooter)Sergei Martynov is a Belarusian 50 m Rifle shooter, originally from Russia....
- Weightlifling - Women's 63 kg Tatsiana StukalavaTatsiana StukalavaTatsiana Stukalava is a Belarusian weightlifter who competed in the Women's 63 kg weight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal, lifting 222.5 kg in total.-References:...
- Wrestling - Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg Viachaslau MakarankaViachaslau MakarankaViachaslau Makaranka is a wrestler from Belarus who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:...
Archery
- Anton Prylepav - men's individual, 9th place
- Hanna KarasiovaHanna KarasiovaHanna Karasiova is an athlete from Belarus. She competes in archery.Karasiova represented Belarus at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 62nd in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 588. In the first round of elimination, she faced 3rd-ranked Yun Mi Jin of Korea...
- women's individual, 37th place
Athletics
Women's 100 metres:- Yulia Nestsiarenka - Final, 10.93 s (gold medal)
Women's 200 metres:
- Natalya SafronnikovaNatalya SafronnikovaNatallia Safronnikava, née Vinogradova is a Belarusian sprinter who mainly competes in the 200 metres.She won her first international medal at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and entered the podium again in 2004...
- Round 1: 23.28 s, Round 2: 23.63 s
Women's 400 metres:
- Svetlana Usovich - Round 1: 51.37 s, Semifinal: 51.42 s
Women's 5000 metres:
- Olga Kravtsova - Round 1: 15:44.01
Women's 4x100 metre relay:
- Oksana DragunOksana DragunAksana Drahun , aka Oksana Dragun, is a Belarusian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.28 seconds, achieved in July 2005 in Minsk....
, Yelena Nevmerzhitskaya, Natalya SafronnikovaNatalya SafronnikovaNatallia Safronnikava, née Vinogradova is a Belarusian sprinter who mainly competes in the 200 metres.She won her first international medal at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and entered the podium again in 2004...
, Yulia Nestsiarenka - Round 1: 43.06 s, Final: 42.94 s (NR) (5th place)
Women's 4x400 metre relay:
- Natalya Sologub, Irina Khlyustova, Ilona UsovichIlona UsovichIlona Usovich is a Belarusian sprinter.Together with Natallia Solohub, Anna Kozak and Svetlana Usovich she won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships. The next year Ilona finished 4th over 400 metres at the 2005 European Indoor Athletics Championships...
, and Svetlana Usovich - Round 1: 3:27.38 (9th place)
Men's decathlon:
- Aleksandr Parkhomenko - 7918 points (20th place)
Women's heptathlon:
- Natalya Sazanovich - DNF (withdrew after two events)
Men's marathon:
- Azat Rakipov - DNF
Men's 20 km walk:
- Yevgeniy MisyulyaYevgeniy MisyulyaYevgeny Nikolayevich Misyulya is a Belarusian race walker. He has won two World Championships bronze medals, and even participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics at the age of 40. He is married to racewalker Natalya Misyulya.-Achievements:-References:*...
– 1:25:10 (19th place) - Ivan TrotskiIvan Trotski-Achievements:-References:*...
– 1:25:53 (23rd place) - Andrei Talashko – 1:29:36 (35th place)
Women's 20 km walk:
- Margarita Turova - 1:29:39 (4th place)
- Yelena Ginko - 1:30:22 (9th place)
- Valentina TsybulskayaValentina TsybulskayaValentina Ivanovna Tsybulskaya is a Belarusian race walker. She has won World Championships silver and bronze medals, but no Olympic medals although she participated in 1996, 2000 and 2004.-Achievements:- External links :*...
- 1:31:49 (15th place)
Men's 50 km walk:
- Andrey Stepanchuk – 3:59:32 (19th place)
Men's triple jump:
- Dmitriy Valyukevich - Round 1, 16.32 metres (did not advance)
- Aleksandr GlavatskiyAleksandr GlavatskiyAleksandr Glavatskiy is a Belarusian athlete who specializes in both long jump and triple jump.His personal best jumps in the two events are 8.33 and 17.53 metres respectively.-Achievements:-External links:...
- Round 1, 16.18 metres (did not advance)
Women's triple jump:
- Natallia SafronavaNatallia SafronavaNatallia Safronava, née Klimovets is a Belarusian triple jumper.Her personal best jump is 14.65 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Minsk. She has 6.66 metres in the long jump, achieved in July 2006 in Brest.-Achievements:...
- Round 1: 14.52 metres, Final: 14.22 metres (13th place)
Men's high jump:
- Gennadiy MorozGennadiy MorozHennazdy Maroz is a Belarusian high jumper.In 2003 he equalled his indoor personal best of 2.30 metres to win the bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships. His outdoor personal best of 2.33 metres was set in July 2001 in Brest....
- Round 1, 2.25 metres (did not advance) - Aleksey Lesnichiy - Round 1, DQ
Men's shot put:
- Andrey Mikhnevich - Final, 20.60 metres (5th place)
- Yuriy Belov - Final, 20.34 metres (6th place)
- Pavel LyzhynPavel LyzhynPavel Lyzhyn is a Belarusian shot putter.His personal best throw is 20.98 metres, achieved at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing which translated into a fifth place, just 7cm short of the bronze medal winner and 11cm short of the silver.-Achievements:...
- Round 1, 19.60 metres (did not advance)
Women's shot put:
- Nadzeya Astapchuk - Round 1: 19.69 metres, Final: 19.01 metres (4th place)
- Natallia KharanekaNatallia MikhnevichNatallia Mikhnevich is a Belarusian shot putter.She finished third at the 2000 World Junior Championships, but first appeared on the international athletics scene at the 2004 Olympics, where she finished 5th. She repeated this position at the World Athletics Final later that year, and in 2005 she...
- Round 1: 18.52 metres, Final: 18.96 metres (5th place)
Men's discus:
- Vasiliy KaptyukhVasiliy KaptyukhVasiliy Kaptyukh is a Belarusian former discus thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 1996. He has in fact never won gold or silver medals in major competitions, and he finished fourth in major contests such as the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, despite he even setting his personal best throw...
- Final, 65.10 metres (4th place) - Aleksandr Malashevich - Round 1, 58.45 metres (did not advance)
- Leonid CherevkoLeonid CherevkoLeonid Cherevko is a Belarusian discus thrower. His personal best throw is 65.56 metres, achieved in 2000.He won a silver medal at the 2001 Summer Universiade in Beijing, finished eighth at the 2002 European Championships in Munich and twelfth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris...
- Round 1, 57.89 metres (did not advance)
Women's discus:
- Irina YatchenkoIrina YatchenkoIryna Vasiliyevna Yatchenko is a Belarusian former discus thrower best known for winning two Olympic bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. She also became world champion at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics...
- Final, 66.17 metres (bronze medal) - Ellina ZverevaEllina ZverevaEllina Zvereva is a Belarusian discus thrower best known for winning the gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She became world champion in 1995, and again in 2001 after the disqualification of Natalya Sadova....
- Round 1: 60.63 metres
Women's javelin:
- Natalya Shymchuk - Round 1: 51.23 metres
Men's hammer:
- Ivan TikhonIvan TikhonIvan Tsikhan, also spelled sometimes as Ivan Tikhon is a Belarusian hammer thrower. He is a three-time world champion, an Olympic medalist, and European champion.-Biography:...
- Final, 79.81 metres (silver medal) - Vadzim Dzeviatkouski - Final, 78.82 metres (4th place)
- Igor AstapkovichIgor AstapkovichIhar Astapkovich , born in Minsk, is a hammer thrower who won two Olympic medals, first representing the Soviet Union and later his home country of Belarus.-Biography:...
- Final, 76.22 metres (9th place)
Women's hammer:
- Mariya Smolyachkova - Round 1: 65.58 metres
Boxing
Belarus entered six boxers in 2004. They won a pair of silver medals, with a combined record of 9-6 in competition. Belarus ranked 6th in the medals chart for boxing.Flyweight (51 kg)
- Bato Vankeev
- Round of 32 - Lost to Juan Carlos PayanoJuan Carlos PayanoJuan Carlos Payano is a boxer from the Dominican Republic best known for winning a silver medal at flyweight at the Pan-Am Games twice.-Career:At the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo he lost to Yuriorkis Gamboa and won silver....
of Dominican RepublicDominican RepublicThe Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, 26-18
- Round of 32 - Lost to Juan Carlos Payano
Bantamweight (54 kg)
- Khavazhi KhatsigovKhavazhi KhatsigovKhavazhi Khatsigov is a boxer from Belarus.He was born in Russia, but after his failure to join the Russian national team , he moved to Belarus in 1999....
- Round of 32 - Defeated Juan López of Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
, 27-19 - Round of 16 - Lost to Worapoj PetchkoomWorapoj PetchkoomWorapoj Petchkoom is a Thai boxer who competed in the bantamweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal losing to Cuban superstar Guillermo Rigondeaux. He qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in first place in the 2nd AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in...
of ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, 33-18
- Round of 32 - Defeated Juan López of Puerto Rico
Featherweight (57 kg)
- Mikhail BiarnadskiMikhail BiarnadskiMikhail Biarnadski is a boxer from Belarus.He participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics. There he was stopped in the second round of the Featherweight division by Romania's Viorel Simion...
- Round of 32 - Defeated Likar Ramos ConchaLikar Ramos ConchaLikar Arturo Ramos Concha is a boxer from Colombia, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native South American country.-Amateur:...
of ColombiaColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, 32-18 - Round of 16 - Lost to Viorel Simion of RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, 38-13
- Round of 32 - Defeated Likar Ramos Concha
Light Heavyweight (81 kg)
- Magomed AripgadjievMagomed AripgadjievMagomed Aripgadzhiyev or Mahamed Ali is a Belarusian boxer, who competed in the Men's Light Heavyweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal...
- silver medal- Round of 32 - Defeated Ramiro Goben Reducindo Radilla of MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, 29-10 - Round of 16 - Defeated Edgar Ramon Munoz Mata of VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
, 18-10 - Quarterfinal - Defeated Lei Yuping of ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaChina , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, 27-18 - Semifinal - Defeated Ahmed Ismail of EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, 23-20 - Final - Lost to Andre WardAndre WardAndre Ward is an American professional boxer and the current WBA super middleweight champion.Currently, Ward is rated among the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world. He is rated #6, #7 and #10 by Yahoo! Sports, Sports Illustrated, and The Ring...
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, 20-13
- Round of 32 - Defeated Ramiro Goben Reducindo Radilla of Mexico
Heavyweight (91 kg)
- Viktar ZuyevViktar ZuyevViktar Zuyev is a boxer from Belarus best known to win the heavyweight silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Career:The aggressive and hard punching southpaw won a silver medal at the Euro 2004....
- silver medal- Round of 16 - Defeated Daniel Betti of ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, injury - Quarterfinal - Defeated Devin VargasDevin VargasDevin Vargas is a boxer who represented the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games in the heavyweight division.-Amateur career:Vargas had a stellar amateur career prior to turning professional....
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, 36-27 - Semifinal - Defeated Mohamed ElsayedMohamed ElsayedMohamed Elsayed is an Egyptian boxer who competed in the heavyweight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Career:...
, walkover - Final - Lost to Odlanier Solis Fonte of CubaCubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
, 22-13
- Round of 16 - Defeated Daniel Betti of Italy
Super Heavyweight (over 91 kg)
- Aliaksandr ApanasionakAliaksandr ApanasionakAliaksandr Apanasionak is a Bielorussian boxer who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's super heavyweight division...
- Round of 16 - Lost to Aleksey MasikinAleksey MasikinAlexei Mazikin is a Ukrainian boxer best known to win the silver medal at the 2001 World Championships in the Men's Super Heavyweight division.-Amateur:Mazikin was a successful amateur but kept losing to southpaws....
of UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, 23-5
- Round of 16 - Lost to Aleksey Masikin
Canoeing
Belarus sent five canoe teams to Athens. They competed in seven events, earning a bronze medal in the flatwater men's double kayak 500 metre race. This put Belarus in a three-way tie for 17th place in the canoeing medal count.Flatwater men's C1 500m:
- Aliaksandr ZhukouskiAliaksandr ZhukouskiAliaksandr Zhukouski is a Belarusian sprint canoer who has competed since 2001. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver and three bronzes .Zhukouski also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the C-1 500 m event at Athens...
- 4th place- Heat - 1:50.378 (4th in heat)
- Semifinal - 1:50.563 (1st in heat)
- Final - 1:47.903 (4th in Final)
Flatwater men's C1 1000m:
- Aliaksandr ZhukouskiAliaksandr ZhukouskiAliaksandr Zhukouski is a Belarusian sprint canoer who has competed since 2001. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver and three bronzes .Zhukouski also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of fourth in the C-1 500 m event at Athens...
- 10th place- Heat - 4:02.159 (5th in heat)
- Semifinal - 3:55.456 (4th in heat - 3rd needed to advance)
Flatwater men's C2 500m:
- Aliaksandr KurliandchykAliaksandr KurliandchykAliaksandr Kurliandchyk, is a Belarusian sprint canoer who competed from 2001 to 2006. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver and three bronzes .Kurliandchyk also finished sixth the C-2 500 m event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:***...
and Aliaksandr BahdanovichAliaksandr BahdanovichAliaksandr Bahdanovich is a Belarusian sprint canoer. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the C-2 1000 m event at Beijing in 2008 together with Andrei Bahdanovich....
- 6th place- Heat - 1:41.576 (5th in heat)
- Semifinal - 1:42.484 (3rd in heat)
- Final - 1:40.858 (6th in Final)
Flatwater men's C2 1000m:
- Aliaksandr KurliandchykAliaksandr KurliandchykAliaksandr Kurliandchyk, is a Belarusian sprint canoer who competed from 2001 to 2006. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver and three bronzes .Kurliandchyk also finished sixth the C-2 500 m event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:***...
and Aliaksandr BahdanovichAliaksandr BahdanovichAliaksandr Bahdanovich is a Belarusian sprint canoer. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the C-2 1000 m event at Beijing in 2008 together with Andrei Bahdanovich....
- 10th place- Heat - 3:38.391 (7th in heat)
- Semifinal - 3:33.588 (4th in heat - 3rd needed to advance)
Flatwater men's K2 500m:
- Raman PiatrushenkaRaman PiatrushenkaRaman Piatrushenka is a Belarusian sprint canoer who has competed since 2000...
and Vadzim MakhneuVadzim MakhneuVadzim Makhneu or Vadim Makhnev is a Belarusian flatwater canoer who has competed since 2000...
- bronze medal- Heat - 1:28.925 (1st in heat)
- Final - 1:27.996 (3rd in Final)
Flatwater women's K2 500m:
- Hanna Puchkova and Alena Bets - 9th place
- Heat - 1:45.279 (6th in heat)
- Semifinal - 1:45.234 (3rd in heat)
- Final - 1:43.729 (9th in Final)
Flatwater men's K4 1000m:
- Raman PiatrushenkaRaman PiatrushenkaRaman Piatrushenka is a Belarusian sprint canoer who has competed since 2000...
, Aliaksei AbalmasauAliaksei AbalmasauAliaksei Abalmasau is a Belarusian sprint canoer who has competed since 1998...
, Dziamyan TurchynDziamyan TurchynDziamyan Turchyn is a Belarusian sprint canoer....
, Vadzim MakhneuVadzim MakhneuVadzim Makhneu or Vadim Makhnev is a Belarusian flatwater canoer who has competed since 2000...
- 6th place- Heat - 2:52.170 (2nd in heat)
- Final - 3:02.419 (6th in heat)
Road cycling
Men's road race:- Alexandre UsovAlexandre UsovAlexandre Usov is a Belarusian racing cyclist. His specialty is sprinting.- Palmarès :20002001Alexandre Usov is a Belarusian racing cyclist. His specialty is sprinting.- Palmarès :2000...
- did not finish
Women's road race:
- Zinaida StahurskayaZinaida StahurskayaZinaida Vladimirovna Stahurskaya was a Belarusian racing cyclist who was the world champion in 2000. Stahurskaya was born in Vitebsk. She was banned in 2006 for two years for a drugs test that she failed in 2005. She had earlier been suspended for drugs offences in 2001 for four months and 2003...
- 19th place, 3:25:42 - Volha Hayeva - 45th place, 3:33:35
Track cycling
Men's individual pursuit:- Vasili Kiryienka - qualifying round, 13th place
Women's individual sprint:
- Natallia TsylinskayaNatallia TsylinskayaNatallia Tsylinskaya is an internationally renowned eight time World Champion track cyclist.-Early life:The journey to become Belarus Queen of Sports and one of track cycling's greatest ever riders was no simple task for Natallia Tsylinskaya. She first began cycle racing when a trainer visited...
- classification 5-8, 5th place
Women's time trial:
- Natallia Tsylinskaya - bronze medal, 34.167
Men's points race:
- Yauheni Sobal - 12th place, 24 points
Diving
Men's 3 metre Springboard:- Sergei Kuchmasov
- Prelims — 377.61 (→ 25th place)
- Aleksandr VarlamovAleksandr VarlamovAleksandr Viktorovich Varlamov is Russian diver who, along with Igor Lukashin, won the bronze medal at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in the men's 10 m platform synchronized event. He represented Belarus at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*...
- Prelims — 357.09 (→ 30th place)
Men's 10 metre Platform:
- Aleksandr Varlamov
- Prelims — 27th place
- Andrei Mamontov
- Prelims — 30th place
Equestrian
Individual dressage:- Iryna Lis riding Problesk - second round, 24th place
Fencing
Women's foil individual:- Vita Siltchenko - defeated in round of 32
Men's sabre individual:
- Dmitri Lapkes - 4th place
Gymnastics
Men's artistic:- Ivan IvankovIvan IvankovIvan Ivankov is an artistic gymnast who competed for Belarus. The 1994 and 1997 all-around World Champion and the 1994 and 1996 all-around European Champion, Ivankov has competed for over a decade on the international circuit...
- advanced in one exercise- Parallel bars - 4th place
- Denis Savenkov - did not advance in any exercise
Women's artistic:
- Yulia Tarasenka - did not advance in any exercise
Women's rhythmic:
- Individual
- Inna ZhukovaInna ZhukovaInna Zhukova Belarusian: Іна Іванаўна Жукава Ina Ivanawna Zhukava Russian: Инна Ивановна Жукова Inna Ivanovna Zhukova, born on September 6, 1986 in Krasnodar, Soviet Union, is a Belarusian individual Rhythmic Gymnast. She started rhythmic gymnastics in 1990 at age 4...
- 7th place - Svetlana RudalovaSvetlana RudalovaSvetlana Rudalova is a Belarusian individual rhythmic gymnast.Rudalova made her international debut in 2002, and appeared at the 2004 Olympic Games, where she placed 10th in the all-around contest.-References:...
- 10th place
- Inna Zhukova
- Team - 4th place
- Natalia Aliaksandrava (hoops and balls)
- Yavhenia Burlo
- Hlafira Martsinovich
- Zlatislava Nersesian
- Alina Nikandrava (ribbons)
- Maria Paplyka
Men's trampoline:
- Dimitri Polyarush - 4th place
- Nikolai Kazak - 14th place
Women's trampoline:
- Tatiana Petrenia - 16th place
Judo
Men's 60 kg:- Siarhei NovikauSiarhei NovikauSiarhei Novikau, born , is a Belarusian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
- defeated in round of 32
Men's 73 kg:
- Anatoly LaryukovAnatoly LaryukovAnatoly Laryukov is a Russian and Belarusian judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight category, together with Vsevolods Zelonijs of Latvia...
- defeated in round of 32; repechage round of 32
Men's 81 kg:
- Siarhei ShundzikauSiarhei Shundzikau-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
- defeated in round of 16
Men's 90 kg:
- Siarhei KukharenkaSiarhei KukharenkaSiarhei Kukharenka is a Belarusian judoka.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
- defeated in round of 32; repechage round of 16
Men's 100 kg:
- Ihar MakarauIhar MakarauIhar Makarau is a Belarusian judoka. He won the gold medal in the half-heavyweight division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com*...
- gold medal; won final
Men's 100+ kg:
- Yury RybakYury RybakYury Rybak is a Belarusian judoka, and Sambo player.-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
- defeated in quarterfinals; repechage round of 16
Women's 48 kg:
- Tatiana Moskvina - defeated in round of 16; repechage round of 16
Modern Pentathlon
Men's:- Dzmitry Meliakh - 5th place
Women's:
- Tatsiana Mazurkevich - 9th place
- Galina Bashlakova - 21st place
Weightlifting
Men's Bantamweight- Vitaly Derbenyov
Men's Lightweight
- Sergey LavrenovSergey LavrenovSergey Nikolayevich Lavrenov is a retired male weightlifter from Belarus, who competed in the men's lightweight class weight at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece....
Men's Light-Heavyweight
- Andrey Rybakov
- Aleksandr Anishchenko
Men's Heavyweight
- Mikhail Avdeyev
Women's Featherweight
- Anastasiya Novikova
Women's Middleweight
- Anna Batyushko
- Tatyana Stukalova
Officials
- President: S.e. M. Alexandre Lukashenko
- Secretary General: Anatoli Ivanov