Belarus at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Belarus is scheduled to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom from July 27 to August 12, 2012.
Athletics
Belarussian athletes have so far acheived qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[1][2]
- Qualified three (or more) athletes at the A Standard
- Women's 800 m
- Women's marathon
- Qualified two athletes at the A Standard
- Men's shot put
- Women's long jump
- Women's shot put
- Qualified one athlete at the A Standard
- Men's marathon
- Men's hammer throw
- Women's 400 m
- Women's 100 m hurdles
- Women's hammer throw
- Qualified one (or more) athletes at the B Standard
- Men's 20 km race walk
- Men's 50 km race walk
- Women's triple jump
- Women's heptathlon
- Women's 20 km race walk
Football
Belarus men's football team qualified for the event after win a play-off of the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.[3]
- Men's team event – 1 team of 21 players
Shooting
Belarus has ensured three quota places in the shooting events at the Games.[4]
- Men's 50 m rifle prone - 1 quota place
- Men's 10 m air pistol - 1 quota place
- Women's 10 m air pistol - 1 quota place
Swimming
Belarussian swimmers have so far acheived qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):[5][6]
- Women
- 50 m freestyle - 2 (or more) swimmers have achieved the OQT.
Table tennis
Belarus has qualified two athletes for singles table tennis events. Based on their world rankings as of 16 May 2011 Vladimir Samsonov has qualified for the men's event and Viktoria Pavlovich for the women's.[7]
- Men's singles - Vladimir Samsonov
- Women's Singles - Viktoria Pavlovich
Reference
- ^ "iaaf.org - Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ^ IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – London 2012 ENTRY STANDARDS (PDF), IAAF, retrieved 4 June 2011
- ^ "Belarus seal Olympic berth". FIFA. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Quota places by nation and name". International Shooting Sport Federation. Retrieved 2 June 2011.
- ^ "Swimming World Rankings". FINA. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DE NATATION - Swimming (PDF), FINA, retrieved 8 June 2011
- ^ "Direct Qualifiers for 2012 London Olympic Games - Provisional list" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
