Belarus at the 2008 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	BLR
Nocname:	Belarus Olympic Committee
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	2008
Website:
Location:	Beijing
Competitors:	181
Sports:	20
Flagbearer:	Alexander Romankov (opening) Andrei Aramnau (closing)
Rank:	16
Gold:	3
Silver:	4
Bronze:	7
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1996
See also:	(1900–1912) (1924–1936) (1952–1988) (1992)

Belarus attended the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. A team of 181 athletes competed in 28 different sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
			Men's 105 kg
			Men's C-2 1000 m
			Men's K-4 1000 m
			Men's hammer throw
			Men's decathlon
			Women's rhythmic individual all-around
			Men's 74 kg
			Women's single sculls
			Women's coxless pair
			Men's hammer throw
			Men's 66 kg
			Men's K-2 500 m
			Women's rhythmic team all-around
			Women's

Archery

See main article: article and Archery at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Belarus sent two archers to the Olympics, one in the men's competition and one in the women's.

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final /
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Maksim Kunda	Men's individual	646	48	(17) W 111 (19)–111 (18)	(49) W 112–110	(1) L 106–110	Did not advance
Katsiaryna Muliuk	Women's individual	616	47	(18) W 104–101	(17) L 105–106	Did not advance

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Siarhei Charnou	20 km walk	1:29:38	44
Andrei Hardzeyeu	Marathon
Maksim Lynsha	110 m hurdles	13.86	5	Did not advance
Dzianis Simanovich	20 km walk	1:23:53	28
Andrei Stsepanchuk	50 km walk	4:14:09	43
Ivan Trotski	20 km walk	1:22:55	22

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Yury Bialou	Shot put	20.12	11 q	20.06	9
Vadim Devyatovskiy	Hammer throw	76.95	9 q	81.61	^1
Uladzimir Kazlou	Javelin throw	80.06	8 q	82.06	8
Pavel Lyzhyn	align=left rowspan=2	Shot put	20.36	7 q	20.98	4
Andrei Mikhnevich	20.48	3 Q	21.05	^2
Dzmitry Platnitski	Triple jump	16.51	27	Did not advance
Dzmitry Sivakou	Discus throw	61.75	15	Did not advance
Valeriy Sviatokha	align=left rowspan=2	Hammer throw	74.41	17	Did not advance
Ivan Tsikhan	79.26	4 Q	81.51	^1

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m				400 m					1500 m	Final	Rank
Andrei Krauchanka	Result	10.96	7.61	14.39	2.11	47.30	14.21	44.58	5.00	60.23	4:27.47	8551
Points	870	962	752	906	943	948	758	910	741	761
Aliaksandr Parkhomenka	Result	11.29	6.99	15.49	1.93	50.71	15.06	45.27	4.70	64.60	4:45.17	7838	16
Points	797	811	820	740	782	842	772	819	807	648
Mikalai Shubianok	Result	11.31	6.86	14.88	1.99	50.02	14.52	45.80	4.60	62.10	4:38.14	7906	15
Points	793	781	782	794	814	908	783	790	769	692

Women

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Elena Ginko	20 km walk
Volha Krautsova	5000 m	15:21.85	9	Did not advance
Yulia Nestsiarenka	100 m	11.40	2 Q	11.14	4 q	11.26	5	Did not advance
Katsiaryna Paplauskaya	100 m hurdles	13.39	7	Did not advance
Ryta Turava	20 km walk	1:28:26	11
Sviatlana Usovich	800 m	2:00.42	4 q	2:02.79	8	Did not advance
Sniazhana Yurchanka	20 km walk	1:35:33	33
Hanna Bahdanovich Aksana Drahun Yulia Nestsiarenka Nastassia Shuliak	4 × 100 m relay	43.69	6	Did not advance
Anna Kozak Iryna Khliustava Ilona Usovich Sviatlana Usovich Yulyana Yushchanka	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.78	3 Q	3:21.85 NR	4

* Competed in the heats only

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Nadzeya Astapchuk	Shot put	19.08	6 Q	19.86	^3
Iryna Charnushenka-Stasiuk	Long jump	6.48	18	Did not advance
Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya	Shot put	17.79	18	Did not advance
Hanna Mazgunova	Discus throw	56.77	29	Did not advance
Aksana Miankova	Hammer throw	69.77	11 q	76.34	^4
Natallia Mikhnevich	Shot put	19.11	4 Q	20.28	^5
Maryna Novik	Javelin throw	56.10	31	Did not advance
Darya Pchelnik	Hammer throw	71.30	8 q	73.65	4
Kseniya Pryiemka-Dziatsuk	Triple jump	13.08	31	Did not advance
Natallia Shymchuk	Javelin throw	57.11	23	Did not advance
Volha Siarheyenka	Long jump	6.25	32	Did not advance
Maryia Smaliachkova	Hammer throw	69.22	13	Did not advance
Iryna Yatchenko	align=left rowspan=2	Discus throw	62.26	3 Q	59.27	11
Ellina Zvereva	60.28	12 q	60.82	6

Notes and References

1. News: Belarus Olympic Delegation Praises BOCOG . 2008-08-07 . https://archive.today/20120707213826/http://english.cri.cn/6066/2008/08/07/65s390708.htm . dead . July 7, 2012 . Xinhua . 2008-08-08 .