Belarus at the 1996 Summer Paralympics

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Belarus at the
1996 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg
IPC code BLR
NPC Paralympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus
in Atlanta
Competitors15 (11 men and 4 women)
Medals
Ranked 33rd
Gold
3
Silver
3
Bronze
7
Total
13
Summer Paralympics appearances
Other related appearances
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (1988)
Paralympic flag (1988-1994).svg  Unified Team (1992)

Fifteen athletes (eleven men and four women) from Belarus competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. [1] All their medals were won in athletics.

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Medallists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Oleg Chepel Athletics Men's high jump F10-11
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Iryna Leantsiuk Athletics Women's long jump F42-46
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Tamara Sivakova Athletics Women's shot put F12
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ihar Fartunau Athletics Men's long jump F12
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ihar Fartunau Athletics Men's triple jump F12
Silver medal icon.svg Silver N. Denissevitch Athletics Men's shot put F10
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Victor Joukovski Athletics Men's triple jump F10
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze N. Denissevitch Athletics Men's discus F10
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Victor Joukovski Athletics Men's pentathlon P10
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ihar Fartunau Athletics Men's pentathlon P12
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Iryna Leantsiuk Athletics Women's 200m T42-46
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Tamara Sivakova Athletics Women's discus F12
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Yadviha Skorabahataya Athletics Women's javelin F10-11


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References

  1. "Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games: Belarus". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2012-08-27.