Belarus at the Paralympics
Belarus at the Paralympics | |
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IPC code | BLR |
NPC | Paralympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus |
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Winter appearances | |
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Soviet Union (1988) Unified Team (1992) |
Belarus made its Paralympic Games début at the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer. It has participated in every subsequent edition of both the Summer and Winter Paralympics.[1]
Belarusian athletes have won a total of 98 Paralympic medals, of which 27 gold, 37 silver and 34 bronze, placing it 33rd on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table. 78 of Belarus's medals were won at the Summer Paralympics.[2]
Belarus's largest medal haul came at the 2004 Summer Games, with a total of 29, of which 10 gold.[3]
In 2022, in response to the country's participation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well its treatment of Belarusian athletes, Belarus was suspended from the Paralympic Games.[4][5][6] On 2 March 2022, the IPC originally declared that Belarusian athletes would be able to compete as neutral athletes under the designation Paralympic Neutral Athletes,[7][8] however their decision was reversed the following day and the athletes were banned from competing.[9]
Medal tallies
Summer Paralympics
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Medals by Winter Games
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Medalists
Summer Paralympics
Winter Paralympics
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Yadviha Skorabahataya Guide: Vasili Haurukovich |
2002 Salt Lake City | Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km classical technique |
Silver | Yadviha Skorabahataya Guide: Vasili Haurukovich |
2002 Salt Lake City | Cross-country skiing | Women's 10 km free technique |
Gold | Liudmila Vauchok | 2006 Turin | Cross-country skiing | Women's 10 km sitting |
Silver | Siarhei Silchanka | 2006 Turin | Cross-country skiing | Men's 5 km standing |
Silver | Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide: Mikalai Shablouski |
2006 Turn | Cross-country skiing | Men's 10 km visually impaired |
Silver | Liudmila Vauchok | 2006 Turin | Cross-country skiing | Women's 2.5 km sitting |
Silver | Liudmila Vauchok | 2006 Turin | Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km sitting |
Silver | Yadviha Skorabahataya Guide: Vasili Hallrukovich |
2006 Turin | Cross-country skiing | Women's 15 km visually impaired |
Bronze | Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide: Mikalai Shablouski |
2006 Turin | Cross-country skiing | Men's 20 km visually impaired |
Bronze | Yadviha Skorabahataya Guide: Vasili Haurukovich |
2006 Turin | Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km visually impaired |
Gold | Liudmila Vauchok | 2010 Vancouver | Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km classic sitting |
Gold | Liudmila Vauchok | 2010 Vancouver | Cross-country skiing | Women's 10 km sitting |
Bronze | Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide: Mikalai Shablouski |
2010 Vancouver | Biathlon | Men's visually impaired pursuit |
Bronze | Dzmitry Loban | 2010 Vancouver | Cross-country skiing | Men's 10 km classic sitting |
Bronze | Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide: Mikalai Shablouski |
2010 Vancouver | Cross-country skiing | Men's 20 km free visually impaired |
Bronze | Liudmila Vauchok | 2010 Vancouver | Cross-country skiing | Women's 1 km sprint classic |
Bronze | Larysa Varona | 2010 Vancouver | Cross-country skiing | Women's 5 km classic standing |
Bronze | Yadviha Skorabahataya Guide: Vasili Haurukovich |
2010 Vancouver | Cross-country skiing | Women's 15 km free visually impaired |
Bronze | Yadviha Skorabahataya Guide: Vasili Haurukovich Larysa Varona Liudmila Vauchok |
2010 Vancouver | Cross-country skiing | Women's 3x2.5 km relay open |
Bronze | Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide: Mikhail Lebedzeu |
2014 Sochi | Biathlon | Men's 7.5 km visually impaired |
Bronze | Vasili Shaptsiaboi Guide: Mikhail Lebedzeu |
2014 Sochi | Biathlon | Men's 12.5 km visually impaired |
Bronze | Yadviha Skorabahataya Guide: Iryna Nafranovich |
2014 Sochi | Cross-country skiing | Women's 15 km visually impaired |
Gold | Yury Holub Guide: Dzmitry Budzilovich |
2018 Pyeongchang | Biathlon | Men's 12.5 km visually impaired |
Gold | Sviatlana Sakhanenka Guide: Raman Yashchanka |
2018 Pyeongchang | Cross-country skiing | Women's sprint visually impaired |
Gold | Sviatlana Sakhanenka Guide: Raman Yashchanka |
2018 Pyeongchang | Cross-country skiing | Women's 7.5 km visually impaired |
Gold | Sviatlana Sakhanenka Guide: Raman Yashchanka |
2018 Pyeongchang | Cross-country skiing | Women's 15 km freestyle visually impaired |
Silver | Yury Holub Guide: Dzmitry Budzilovich |
2018 Pyeongchang | Biathlon | Men's 7.5 km visually impaired |
Silver | Dzmitry Loban | 2018 Pyeongchang | Biathlon | Men's 7.5 km sitting |
Silver | Dzmitry Loban | 2018 Pyeongchang | Cross-country skiing | Men's sprint sitting |
Silver | Yury Holub Guide: Dzmitry Budzilovich |
2018 Pyeongchang | Cross-country skiing | Men's 20 km freestyle visually impaired |
Bronze | Sviatlana Sakhanenka Guide: Raman Yashchanka |
2018 Pyeongchang | Biathlon | Women's 6 km visually impaired |
Bronze | Lidziya Hrafeyeva | 2018 Pyeongchang | Biathlon | Women's 6 km sitting |
Bronze | Lidziya Hrafeyeva | 2018 Pyeongchang | Biathlon | Women's 12.5 km sitting |
Bronze | Yury Holub Guide: Dzmitry Budzilovich |
2018 Pyeongchang | Cross-country skiing | Men's 10 km visually impaired |
See also
References
- ^ Belarus at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ Belarus at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ Belarus at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
- ^ "International Olympic Committee urges sports bodies to cancel events in Russia, Belarus". ESPN. 25 February 2022.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (2 March 2022). "Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate as neutrals under IPC flag at Beijing 2022 Paralympics". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Brennan, Eliott (28 February 2022). "IPC to hold Board meeting to decide fate of Russia and Belarus at Beijing 2022". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "IPC makes decisions regarding RPC and NPC Belarus" (Press release). International Paralympic Committee. 2 March 2022.
- ^ Lloyd, Owen (2 March 2022). "Russian and Belarusian athletes to still receive medals at Beijing 2022 despite sanctions". Inside the Games. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "IPC to decline athlete entries from RPC and NPC Belarus for Beijing 2022". International Paralympic Committee (Press release). 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.