Belarus (BLR)

Overview

NOCNational Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus
Flagbearers38

Participants

Olympic Games 864
Youth Olympic Games 171
Other competitors with BLR nationality 262

Description

The National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus (formerly Belorussia, or Byelorussia [White Russia]) was formed in 1991 after the break-up of the Soviet Union. Many Belarus athletes competed from 1952 to 1988 for the Soviet Union, and Belarus athletes were present at both Albertville and Barcelona in 1992 as members of the Unified Team. During this time the most successful Belarusians have been the gymnasts Nelli Kim (five gold and one silver in 1976 and 1980) and Olga Korbut (four gold and two silver in 1972 and 1976) as well as the fencer Yelena Novikova-Belova, who won four gold, one silver, and one bronze between 1968 and 1980. Representing the Unified Team in 1992 Belarusian Vitaly Shcherba won six gold medals in gymnastics. Four years later he won four bronze medals for Belarus to a personal total of ten medals.

The National Olympic Committee of Belarus was formed on 22 March 1991, and provisionally and conditionally recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 9 March 1992. Full recognition followed at the IOC session in Monte Carlo, on 24 September 1993. Belarus competed as an independent nation for the first time at the 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer, with 33 athletes who won two silver medals. They first competed independently at the Summer Olympic Games in 1996.

The most successful Olympian from Belarus has been female biathlete Darya Domracheva, who after a bronze medal in 2010, won four gold medals between 2014 and 2018. Domracheva is followed by female rower Katsiaryna Khodatovich-Karsten, with four medals (two golds, one silver, and one bronze), and male canoeists Roman Petrushenko and Vadim Makhnyov, who both won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals.

At the Olympic Winter Games, Belarus’ best sport has been biathlon with 11 medals and four golds, followed by freestyle skiing, with eight medals and four golds. Their best Winter performance came at Sochi 2014, led by Domrachava, with six medals and five gold medals.

Belarus has never hosted an Olympic Games but, in 1980, several preliminary football (soccer) matches were held in Minsk, the capital of Belarus.

Participations by edition

Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
1994 Winter Olympics Belarus 21 12 33 Results
1996 Summer Olympics Belarus 91 66 157 Results
1998 Winter Olympics Belarus 44 15 59 Results
2000 Summer Olympics Belarus 72 67 139 Results
2002 Winter Olympics Belarus 44 20 64 Results
2004 Summer Olympics Belarus 82 69 151 Results
2006 Winter Olympics Belarus 14 14 28 Results
2008 Summer Olympics Belarus 93 84 177 Results
2010 Winter Olympics Belarus 33 14 47 Results
2012 Summer Olympics Belarus 89 71 160 Results
2014 Winter Olympics Belarus 15 11 26 Results
2016 Summer Olympics Belarus 53 67 120 Results
2018 Winter Olympics Belarus 16 16 32 Results
2020 Summer Olympics Belarus 45 58 103 Results
2022 Winter Olympics Belarus 11 13 24 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Edition As Men Women Total
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Belarus 23 26 49 Results
2012 Winter Youth Olympics Belarus 9 7 16 Results
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Belarus 14 20 34 Results
2016 Winter Youth Olympics Belarus 8 8 16 Results
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Belarus 13 24 37 Results
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Belarus 12 7 19 Results

Participations by discipline

Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 2 2 4 Results
Archery 2 6 8 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 16 15 31 Results
Artistic Swimming (Aquatics) 0 9 9 Results
Athletics 67 98 165 Results
Badminton 1 3 4 Results
Basketball (Basketball) 0 17 17 Results
Biathlon 21 24 45 Results
Boxing 21 0 21 Results
Canoe Slalom (Canoeing) 0 1 1 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 18 14 32 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 18 21 39 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 12 3 15 Results
Cycling Track (Cycling) 3 6 9 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 10 2 12 Results
Equestrian Dressage (Equestrian) 0 1 1 Results
Equestrian Eventing (Equestrian) 3 1 4 Results
Fencing 7 1 8 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 6 4 10 Results
Football (Football) 16 0 16 Results
Freestyle Skiing (Skiing) 14 8 22 Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 47 0 47 Results
Judo 15 3 18 Results
Modern Pentathlon 5 6 11 Results
Nordic Combined (Skiing) 2 0 2 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 46 46 Results
Rowing 22 25 47 Results
Sailing 12 2 14 Results
Shooting 15 8 23 Results
Short Track Speed Skating (Skating) 1 2 3 Results
Ski Jumping (Skiing) 5 0 5 Results
Speed Skating (Skating) 6 10 16 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 22 17 39 Results
Table Tennis 2 5 7 Results
Tennis 5 7 12 Results
Trampolining (Gymnastics) 5 3 8 Results
Weightlifting 28 10 38 Results
Wrestling 51 6 57 Results

Youth Olympic Games

Discipline (Sport) Men Women Total
3-on-3 Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 4 0 4 Results
3x3 Basketball (Basketball) 0 4 4 Results
Acrobatic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 1 1 2 Results
Alpine Skiing (Skiing) 2 1 3 Results
Archery 2 3 5 Results
Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 2 3 5 Results
Athletics 9 23 32 Results
Biathlon 7 7 14 Results
Boxing 3 0 3 Results
Canoe Sprint (Canoeing) 2 3 5 Results
Cross Country Skiing (Skiing) 4 4 8 Results
Cycling Road (Cycling) 5 3 8 Results
Diving (Aquatics) 1 1 2 Results
Fencing 1 0 1 Results
Figure Skating (Skating) 2 2 4 Results
Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) 2 1 3 Results
Judo 2 2 4 Results
Mixed Sports 4 5 9 Results
Modern Pentathlon 3 3 6 Results
Nordic Combined (Skiing) 1 0 1 Results
Rhythmic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) 0 3 3 Results
Rowing 3 3 6 Results
Sailing 0 2 2 Results
Shooting 3 2 5 Results
Ski Jumping (Skiing) 1 0 1 Results
Snowboarding (Skiing) 0 1 1 Results
Speed Skating (Skating) 6 6 12 Results
Swimming (Aquatics) 5 5 10 Results
Table Tennis 0 2 2 Results
Taekwondo 1 0 1 Results
Tennis 0 3 3 Results
Trampolining (Gymnastics) 3 1 4 Results
Weightlifting 1 0 1 Results
Wrestling 3 3 6 Results

Medals by Games

Edition Competition Type Gold Silver Bronze Total
2014 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 5 0 1 6
2014 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 4 3 0 7
2008 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 4 7 14
2000 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 3 3 11 17
2004 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 5 6 13
2012 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 2 5 3 10
2018 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 2 1 0 3
1996 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 6 8 15
2016 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 4 4 9
2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 1 3 3 7
2020 Summer Olympics Olympic Games 1 3 3 7
2010 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 1 1 1 3
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 0 4 1 5
1994 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 2 0 2
2022 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 2 0 2
2006 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
2012 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 0 1 0 1
1998 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 2 2
2002 Winter Olympics Olympic Games 0 0 1 1
2020 Winter Youth Olympics Youth Olympic Games 0 0 1 1

Medals by sport

Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Biathlon 4 4 3 11
Freestyle Skiing 4 2 2 8
Athletics 3 5 7 15
Canoe Sprint 2 3 4 9
Rowing 2 1 4 7
Trampolining 2 0 0 2
Weightlifting 1 4 3 8
Shooting 1 2 4 7
Judo 1 0 1 2
Tennis 1 0 1 2
Wrestling 0 7 7 14
Rhythmic Gymnastics 0 4 3 7
Swimming 0 2 1 3
Boxing 0 2 0 2
Speed Skating 0 1 0 1
Artistic Gymnastics 0 0 4 4
Modern Pentathlon 0 0 2 2
Cycling Track 0 0 1 1

Youth Olympic Games

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Canoe Sprint 2 0 0 2
Athletics 1 3 1 5
Rowing 1 1 0 2
Judo 1 0 1 2
Rhythmic Gymnastics 0 2 0 2
Swimming 0 1 1 2
Shooting 0 1 0 1
Speed Skating 0 1 0 1
Tennis 0 1 0 1
Trampolining 0 1 0 1
Biathlon 0 0 1 1
Wrestling 0 0 1 1

Most successful competitors

Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.

Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Daria Domrachava BLR 4 1 1 6
Katsiaryna Khadatovich-Karsten BLR
EUN
2 1 1 4
Raman Piatrushenka BLR 1 1 2 4
Vadzim Makhneu BLR 1 1 2 4
Aliaksandr Bahdanovich BLR 1 1 0 2
Andrei Bahdanovich BLR 1 1 0 2
Hanna Huskova BLR 1 1 0 2
Siarhei Martynau BLR
URS
1 0 2 3
Elina Zverava BLR
URS
1 0 1 2
Aliaksei Hryshyn BLR 1 0 1 2
Vika Azarenka BLR 1 0 1 2
Nadzeya Skardzina BLR 1 0 1 2

Youth Olympic Games

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Artsiom Kolasau BLR 2 0 0 2
Iryna Shymanovich BLR 1 1 0 2
Illia Korzun BLR 1 0 0 1
Anton Karoukin BLR 1 0 0 1
Hanna Tarasiuk BLR 1 0 0 1
Kamila Bobr BLR 1 0 0 1
Krystsina Staraselets BLR 1 0 0 1
Stanislau Daineka BLR 1 0 0 1
Anastasiya Shkurdai BLR 0 1 1 2
Illia Charheika BLR 0 1 0 1
Alena Navahrodskaya-Sobaleva BLR 0 1 0 1
Aryna Charapa BLR 0 1 0 1
Sviatlana Makshtarova BLR 0 1 0 1
Elvira Herman BLR 0 1 0 1
Maryia Trubach BLR 0 1 0 1
Dzmitry Minkou BLR 0 1 0 1
Raman Dubovik BLR 0 1 0 1
Ivan Brynza BLR 0 1 0 1
Lizaveta Dorts BLR 0 1 0 1