Belarus at the Olympics

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Belarus at the Olympic Games
Flag of Belarus
IOC code:	BLR
NOC:	Belarus Olympic Committee English-language website
Summer Medals	Gold 6	Silver 15	Bronze 26	Total 47
Winter Medals	Gold 0	Silver 3	Bronze 3	Total 6
Total Medals	Gold 6	Silver 18	Bronze 29	Total 53
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1996 • 2000 • 2004
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006
Other related appearances
Unified Team (1992)

Athletes from Belarus began their Olympic participation at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. At the time, Belarus was a republic within the Soviet Union (IOC country code URS). When the Soviet Union disbanded in 1991, Belarus, along with eleven of the other fourteen former Soviet republics, competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics (held in Barcelona, Spain as the Unified Team. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, only four republics joined Belarus to compete as the Unified Team. In the 1994 Winter Olympics, held in Lillehammer, Norway, Belarus competed for the first time on its own, using the IOC country code of BLR.

1 Soviet Union
2 Summer Olympic Games
3 Winter Olympic Games
4 Medals Table
5 National Olympic Committee
6 External links

[edit] Soviet Union

Flag of the Soviet Union

Main article: Soviet Union at the Summer Olympics and Soviet Union at the Winter Olympics

Athletes from the Soviet Union began participating in the Olympic Games in 1952, winning 194 total medals in the Winter Games and 1010 from the Summer Games for a total of 1204 medals. Out of those medals, 473 were gold, 376 were silver and 355 were bronze. In 1988, the Soviet Union competed for the last time as a unified country. In 1992, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Olympic Committee of the USSR voted to disband itself.

[edit] Summer Olympic Games

[edit] 1996 Atlanta

Main article: 1996 Summer Olympics

In Belarus's first showing at the Summer Olympics, the delegation of 154 athletes took home fifteen medals: one gold, six silver and eight bronze. The first Belarusian gold medal was won by Ekaterina Karsten in the event of rowing (women's single sculls). The silver medals were won in the disciplines of Athletics, Shooting, Wrestling (Freestyle) and Wrestling (Greco-Roman). The bronze medals were won in Artistic Gymnastics, Athletics, Rowing and Wrestling Greco-Roman. This is also the first Olympics that the athletes marched under their current flag, which was adopted in 1995 in a disputed referendum.

[edit] 2000 Sydney

Main article: 2000 Summer Olympics

139 Belarusian athletes competed in 21 events, winning 17 medals (the most by Belarus so far in its short Olympic history): 3 golds, 3 silvers, and 11 bronzes. The golds were won in rowing, discus throwing and the shot-put; the silvers were won in shooting, individual and team calisthenics; the bronzes were won in hammer throwing, shooting (3), Greco-Roman wrestling, pentathlon, weight lifting (2), judo, heptathlon and discus throwing.

[edit] 2004 Athens

Main article: 2004 Summer Olympics

This time, Belarus sent 151 athletes to compete in 21 disciplines. Overall, Belarus came home with 15 medals: 2 golds, 6 silvers, and 9 bronzes. The gold were won in the 100 meter dash and in judo. The silver medals were won in weightlifting (2), boxing (2), rowing and the hammer throw. The bronze was won in shooting, the discus throw, weightlifting, cycling, rowing (2), wrestling (Greco-Roman) and canoe/kayak (2).

[edit] Winter Olympic Games

[edit] 1994 Lillehammer

Main article: 1994 Winter Olympics

Flag of Belarus (1991-1995)

This is the first Olympic Games in which an independent Belarus participated. This is the only time the athletes marched under the white, red, white tricolor. Thirty-three athletes were sent by Belarus to compete in seven events and came home with two silver medals. The medals were won by Igor Zhelezovski in speed skating and by Svetlana Paramygina in the biathlon.

[edit] 1998 Nagano

Main article: 1998 Winter Olympics

Belarus sent a delegation of 58 athletes to compete in 9 events. Belarus only medaled twice, and both of the medals were bronze. The medals were earned by Dmitry Dashchinsky in aerials and Alexey Aidarov in the biathlon.

[edit] 2002 Salt Lake City

Main article: 2002 Winter Olympics

Belarus competed in 9 events, just like at the 1998 Winter Olympics. However, Belarus only came away with 1 medal, a bronze won by Aleksei Grishin. It is not clear on how many athletes Belarus sent to these games. Belarus drew international attention for their upset of top-seeded Sweden and subsequent 4th place finish in men's ice hockey.

[edit] 2006 Turin

Main article: 2006 Winter Olympics

Belarus competed in eight events and earned one medal - a silver won by Dmitry Dashchinsky in aerials.

[edit] Medals Table

Belarus at the Olympics
Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1994	0	2	0	2
1996	1	6	8	15
1998	0	0	2	2
2000	3	3	11	17
2002	0	0	1	1
2004	2	6	7	15
2006	0	1	0	1
Total	6	18	29	53
Average per Games	1	2.83	4.83	8.6

[edit] National Olympic Committee

Main Article: Belarus Olympic Committee

Belarus NOC Logo

In 1991, an order was issued to create the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (Russian: Национальный олимпийский комитет Республики Беларусь), and it was not until 1993 before the NOCRB (НОКРБ) became a full member of the International Olympic Committee. Also in 1993, Vladimir Ryzhenkov, who was at the time the Belarus Minister for Sport and Tourism, was elected to the post of President of the NOCRB. In May of 1997, Alexander Lukashenko was elected to the post, which he still holds today.

[edit] External links

International Olympic Committee English Home Page Retrieved 23 May 2005.
National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus English Home Page Retrieved 23 May 2005.
National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus Milestones in Belarus Olympic History (English) Retrieved 23 May 2005.

Nations at the Olympic Games

National Olympic Committees at the Summer Olympic Games

Historic teams at the Summer Olympic Games

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