Belarus at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Belarus at the
2012 Summer Olympics
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg
IOC code BLR
NOC Belarus Olympic Committee
Website www.noc.by  (in Russian and English)
in London
Competitors166 in 20 sports
Flag bearers Max Mirnyi [1] (opening)
Raman Piatrushenka (closing)
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
2
Silver
5
Bronze
3
Total
10
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Belarus competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's fifth appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era. The Belarus Olympic Committee sent a total of 166 athletes to the Games, 90 men and 76 women, to compete in 20 sports.

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Belarus left London with a total of 10 medals (2 gold, 5 silver, and 3 bronze), their lowest in Summer Olympic history. Most of these medals were awarded to athletes in sprint canoeing. Sergei Martynov, who won gold for the first time, became the most successful Belarusian shooter in history, with a total of three Olympic medals. Three Belarusian athletes set the nation's historical record to win Olympic medals for the first time in their sporting events, including swimmer Aliaksandra Herasimenia, who took two silver in women's freestyle events. Tennis players and Grand Slam titleholders Max Mirnyi and Victoria Azarenka, who also won the bronze in women's singles, became Belarus's first ever Olympic champions in the mixed doubles event, after beating Great Britain's Andy Murray and Laura Robson. [2] For the first time in its history, Belarus, however, did not win an Olympic medal in athletics and wrestling.

Originally, Belarus had won three gold medals in the nation's total medal count. On 13 August 2012, the International Olympic Committee stripped shot putter Nadzeya Astapchuk of her gold medal after testing positive for the anabolic steroid metenolone, and the gold medal was subsequently awarded to silver medalist Valerie Adams from New Zealand. [3]

Medalists

Medals by sport
SportGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Canoeing 0213
Gymnastics 0112
Swimming 0202
Tennis 1012
Shooting 1001
Total25310
MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Sergei Martynov Shooting Men's 50 m rifle prone 3 August
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Max Mirnyi
Victoria Azarenka
Tennis Mixed doubles 5 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Aliaksandra Herasimenia Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle 2 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Aliaksandra Herasimenia Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle 4 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Andrei Bahdanovich
Aliaksandr Bahdanovich
Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 m 9 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Raman Piatrushenka
Vadzim Makhneu
Canoeing Men's K-2 200 m 11 August
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Maryna Hancharova
Anastasia Ivankova
Nataliya Leshchyk
Aliaksandra Narkevich
Ksenia Sankovich
Alina Tumilovich
Gymnastics Women's rhythmic group all-around 12 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Victoria Azarenka Tennis Women's singles 4 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Volha Khudzenka
Iryna Pamialova
Nadzeya Papok
Maryna Pautaran
Canoeing Women's K-4 500 m 8 August
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Liubov Charkashyna Gymnastics Women's rhythmic individual all-around 11 August

Delegation

Belarus Olympic Committee selected a team of 166 athletes, 90 men and 76 women, to compete in 20 sports, surpassing the record by just a single athlete short in Atlanta. Men's football was the only team-based sport in which Belarus had its representation in these Olympic games. There was only a single competitor in archery, and in badminton. Athletics was the largest team by sport, with a total of 49 competitors.

The Belarusian team featured five Olympic champions from Beijing (hammer throwers Aksana Miankova, sprint canoeing brothers Andrei and Aliaksandr Bahdanovich, and sprint kayakers Raman Piatrushenka, and Vadzim Makhneu). Shooters Sergei Martynov and Kanstantsin Lukashyk, and single sculls rower Ekaterina Karsten, competed at their sixth Olympic games, although they first appeared as part of either the Soviet Union (Martynov in 1988) or the Unified Team (Karsten and Lukashyk in 1992). Table tennis player Vladimir Samsonov became the fourth Belarusian athlete to compete at fifth Olympics. Meanwhile, trap shooter Andrei Kavalenka, at age 57, was the oldest athlete of the team, while rhythmic gymnast Nataliya Leshchyk was the youngest at age 17.

Professional tennis player Max Mirnyi, who won nine Grand Slam titles (including two from the U.S. Open) in his career, and competed at his fourth Olympics, became Belarus' flag bearer at the opening ceremony. Karsten, who won a total of five Olympic medals, served as the nation's team captain. [1]

Archery

AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
ScoreSeedOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Katsiaryna Muliuk-Timofeyeva Women's individual 64433Flag of Ukraine.svg  Sichenikova  (UKR) (32)
W 6–4
Flag of South Korea.svg  Ki B-B  (KOR) (1)
L 2–6
Did not advance

Athletics

Belarus sent a total of 49 track and field athletes to the London games, after having achieved the required qualifying standards in their respective events (up to a maximum of three athletes in each event at the "A" standard, and one at the "B" standard). [4] [5] Hammer thrower and two-time Olympic medalist Ivan Tsikhan, was initially selected to the team, but IAAF decided to withdraw him from the competition, as a re-test of his sample from Athens was positive.[ citation needed ] On August 13, International Olympic Committee decided the shot putter Nadzeya Astapchuk, the nation's only track and field medalist, to strip off her gold medal at the London games after she was tested positive for the anabolic steroid metenolone. [3]

Key
Stsiapan Rahautsou in men's marathon Stsiapan Rahautsou - 2012 Olympic Marathon.jpg
Stsiapan Rahautsou in men's marathon
Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Anis Ananenka 800 m 1:49.617Did not advance
Maksim Lynsha 110 m hurdles 13.473 Q13.457Did not advance
Stsiapan Rahautsou Marathon 2:23:2364
Dzianis Simanovich 20 km walk 1:20:4212
Ivan Trotski 20 km walk 1:21:2316
50 km walk 3:46:0914
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Andrei Churyla High jump NMDid not advance
Uladzimir Kazlou Javelin throw 80.0615Did not advance
Pavel Kryvitski Hammer throw 71.4928Did not advance
Pavel Lyzhyn Shot put 20.576 q20.698
Andrei Mikhnevich 19.8917Did not advance
Dzmitry Platnitski Triple jump 16.6212 q16.1912
Valery Sviatokha Hammer throw 74.6912 q73.1311
Stanislau Tsivonchyk Pole vault 5.2023Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
AthleteEvent100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 mFinalRank
Eduard Mikhan Result10.746.9414.751.9348.4214.1544.424.4055.694:38.06792817
Points919799774740889955755731673693
Women
Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Maryna Arzamasava 800 m 2:08.454Did not advance
Yuliya Balykina 100 m Bye11.707Did not advance
Hanna Drabenia 20 km walk 1:31:5825
Volha Dubouskaya Marathon 2:39:1278
Natallia Kareiva 1500 m 4:06.873 Q4:02.376 q4:11.587
Sviatlana Kouhan Marathon 2:30:2634
Sviatlana Kudzelich 3000 m steeplechase 9:54.7714Did not advance
Katsiaryna Paplauskaya 100 m hurdles DSQDid not advance
Nastassia Staravoitava Marathon 2:30:2533
Alina Talai 100 m hurdles 12.711 Q12.844Did not advance
Sviatlana Usovich 400 m 52.405Did not advance
Nastassia Yatsevich 20 km walk 1:35:4148
Volha Astashka
Yuliya Balykina
Katsiaryna Hanchar
Hanna Liapeshka
Alena Neumiarzhitskaya
Katsiaryna Shumak
Alina Talai
4 × 100 m relay 43.907Did not advance
Iryna Khliustava
Alena Kiyevich
Hanna Tashpulatava
Ilona Usovich
Sviatlana Usovich
Yulyana Yushchanka
4 × 400 m relay 3:26.525Did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Nadzeya Astapchuk Shot put 20.761 Q21.36DSQ*
Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya 17.8718Did not advance
Alena Matoshka Hammer throw 67.0330Did not advance
Aksana Miankova 73.108 Q74.407
Natallia Mikhnevich Shot put 18.6010 q18.4211
Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova Long jump 6.666 q6.727
Maryna Novik Javelin throw 54.3133Did not advance
Kseniya Pryiemka-Dziatsuk Triple jump NMDid not advance
Veronika Shutkova Long jump 6.4012 q6.5410
Anastasiya Shvedova Pole vault 4.4017Did not advance
Sviatlana Siarova Discus throw 56.7033Did not advance
Volha Sudarava Long jump 6.3814Did not advance

* Initially awarded gold in the shot put, Astapchuk was disqualified, and stripped of her medal, following positive drugs tests during the Games.

Combined events – Heptathlon
AthleteEvent 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 mFinalRank
Yana Maksimava Result13.971.8914.0925.435.9942.332:13.37619817
Points9831093800848846712916

Badminton

AthleteEventGroup StageRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Alesia Zaitsava Women's singles Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Nedelcheva  (BUL)
L 7–21, 19–21
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Firdasari  (INA)
L 10–21, 21–16, 14–21
3Did not advance

Boxing

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Vazgen Safaryants Lightweight ByeFlag of South Korea.svg  Han S-C  (KOR)
L 13–13+
Did not advance
Mikhail Dauhaliavets Light heavyweight Flag of Ukraine.svg  Hvodzyk  (UKR)
L 10–18
Did not advance
Siarhei Karneyeu Heavyweight Flag of Ecuador.svg  Castillo  (ECU)
W 21–12
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Mammadov  (AZE)
L 19–19+
Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Belarus has so far qualified boats for the following events

Men
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Dzianis Harazha C-1 200 m 41.2902 Q41.4272 FA43.5455
Aleh Yurenia K-1 1000 m 3:36.0123 Q3:29.8252 FA3:32.3966
Aliaksandr Zhukovski C-1 1000 m 4:06.1903 Q3:54.0024 FA3:51.1667
Aliaksandr Bahdanovich
Andrei Bahdanovich
C-2 1000 m 3:42.5993 Q3:36.5402 FA3:35.206Silver medal icon.svg
Vadzim Makhneu
Raman Piatrushenka
K-2 200 m 33.1291 Q32.6411 FA34.266Silver medal icon.svg
Women
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Marharyta Tsishkevich K-1 200 m 43.8415 Q43.0338Did not advance
K-1 500 m 2:01.2166 QDSQDid not advance
Volha Khudzenka
Maryna Pautaran
K-2 500 m 1:44.5684 Q1:43.1525 FB1:44.4079
Volha Khudzenka
Iryna Pamialova
Nadzeya Papok
Maryna Pautaran
K-4 500 m 1:33.6763 Q1:30.8832 FA1:31.400Bronze medal icon.svg

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Yauheni Hutarovich Men's road race 5:46:3753
Vasil Kiryienka Men's road race Did not finish
Men's time trial 54:30.2912
Branislau Samoilau Men's road race Did not finish
Alena Amialiusik Women's road race 3:35:3615

Track

Sprint
AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Olga Panarina Women's sprint 11.080
64.981
5Flag of South Korea.svg  Lee H-j  (KOR)
W 11.608
62.026
ByeFlag of Lithuania.svg  Krupeckaitė  (LTU)
L
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Sullivan  (CAN)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Hansen  (NZL)
W 11.443
62.920
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Pendleton  (GBR)
L
Did not advance5th place final
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Krupeckaitė  (LTU)
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Guerra  (CUB)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Shulika  (UKR)
L
8
Pursuit
AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankOpponent
Results
RankOpponent
Results
Rank
Alena Dylko
Aksana Papko
Tatsiana Sharakova
Women's team pursuit 3:22.8508 QFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
3:21.942
8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
3:20.245
7

* Maryia Lohvinava was reserve for the women's team pursuit but did not compete.

Keirin
AthleteEvent1st RoundRepechage2nd RoundFinal
RankRankRankRank
Olga Panarina Women's keirin 6 R5Did not advance15
Omnium
AthleteEventFlying lapPoints raceElimination raceIndividual pursuitScratch raceTime trialTotal pointsRank
TimeRankPointsRankRankTimeRankRankTimeRank
Tatsiana Sharakova Women's omnium 14.70112282153:38.30151236.74813599

Diving

Belarus has qualified in the following events.

Men
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Timofei Hordeichik 10 m platform 350.0531Did not advance
Vadim Kaptur 420.6021Did not advance

Equestrian

Eventing
AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
QualifierFinal
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Aliaksandr Faminou Pasians Individual 63.786852.80116.505734.00150.5052Did not advance150.5052
Alena Tseliapushkina Passat69.1070EliminatedDid not advance

Fencing

Belarus has qualified 3 fencers.

Men
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Aliaksandr Buikevich Individual sabre ByeFlag of France.svg  Apithy  (FRA)
W 15–11
Flag of Romania.svg  Dumitrescu  (ROU)
L 6–15
Did not advance
Dmitri Lapkes ByeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Beaudry  (CAN)
W 15–10
Flag of the United States.svg  Morehouse  (USA)
L 13–15
Did not advance
Valery Pryiemka Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Honeybone  (GBR)
W 9–15
Flag of Italy.svg  Montano  (ITA)
L 9–15
Did not advance
Aliaksandr Buikevich
Dmitri Lapkes
Aliaksei Likhacheuski
Valery Pryiemka
Team sabre Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)
L 44–45
Classification semi-final
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
L 40–45
7th place final
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)
W 45–35
7

Football

Belarus men's football team qualified for the event after win a play-off of the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. [6]

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the Belarus squad in the men's football tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics. [7]

Coach: Georgi Kondratiev

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoals2012 club
11 GK Alyaksandr Hutar (1989-04-18)18 April 1989 (aged 23) Flag of Belarus.svg BATE Borisov
23 MF Stanislaw Drahun * (c) (1988-06-04)4 June 1988 (aged 24) Flag of Belarus.svg Dinamo Minsk
32 DF Ihar Kuzmyanok (1990-07-06)6 July 1990 (aged 22) Flag of Belarus.svg Gomel
42 DF Syarhey Palitsevich (1990-04-09)9 April 1990 (aged 22) Flag of Belarus.svg Dinamo Minsk
53 MF Dzmitry Baha (1990-01-04)4 January 1990 (aged 22) Flag of Belarus.svg BATE Borisov
62 DF Alyaksey Hawrylovich (1990-01-05)5 January 1990 (aged 22) Flag of Belarus.svg Naftan Novopolotsk
72 DF Maksim Vitus (1989-02-11)February 11, 1989 (aged 23) Flag of Belarus.svg Neman Grodno
84 FW Sergei Kornilenko * (1983-06-14)14 June 1983 (aged 29) Flag of Russia.svg Krylia Sovetov
94 FW Uladzimir Khvashchynski (1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 22) Flag of Belarus.svg Brest
103 MF Renan Bressan * (1988-11-03)3 November 1988 (aged 23) Flag of Belarus.svg BATE Borisov
114 FW Andrey Varankow (1989-02-08)8 February 1989 (aged 23) Flag of Belarus.svg Neman Grodno
122 DF Alyaksey Kazlow (1989-07-11)11 July 1989 (aged 23) Flag of Belarus.svg Torpedo Zhodino
133 MF Illya Aleksiyevich (1991-02-10)10 February 1991 (aged 21) Flag of Belarus.svg BATE Borisov
144 FW Yahor Zubovich (1989-06-01)1 June 1989 (aged 23) Flag of Belarus.svg Naftan Novopolotsk
153 MF Artsyom Salavey (1990-11-01)1 November 1990 (aged 21) Flag of Belarus.svg Torpedo Zhodino
163 MF Mikhail Gordeichuk (1989-10-23)23 October 1989 (aged 22) Flag of Belarus.svg Belshina Bobruisk
172 DF Dzyanis Palyakow (1991-04-17)17 April 1991 (aged 21) Flag of Belarus.svg BATE Borisov
181 GK Andrey Shcharbakow (1991-01-31)31 January 1991 (aged 21) Flag of Belarus.svg BATE Borisov
194 FW Maksim Skavysh [8] (1989-11-13)13 November 1989 (aged 22) Flag of Belarus.svg Belshina Bobruisk

* Over-aged player.

Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 330093+69Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 311165+14
3Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 31023633
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 30121541
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Belarus  Flag of Belarus.svg 1–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
  • Baha Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Report

Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 3–1 Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Report
Old Trafford, Manchester
Attendance: 66,212 [10]
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg 3–1 Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Report
Hampden Park, Glasgow
Attendance: 8,732 [11]
Referee: Roberto García (Mexico)

Gymnastics

Artistic

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F PH R V PB HB F PH R V PB HB
Dzmitry Kaspiarovich Vault 16.33316.3339Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank
F V UB BB F V UB BB
Nastassia Marachkouskaya Vault 13.80013.80010Did not advance
Balance beam 13.55813.80035Did not advance

Rhythmic

Belarus takes the silver medal in team-all around rhythmic gymnastics. Team Belarus - Rhythmic Gymnastics Group All-Around.jpg
Belarus takes the silver medal in team-all around rhythmic gymnastics.
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
HoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRankHoopBallClubsRibbonTotalRank
Liubov Charkashyna Individual 28.05028.40027.45026.550110.4505 Q28.10028.00027.52528.075111.700Bronze medal icon.svg
Melitina Staniouta 27.50026.70027.60026.875108.67512Did not advance
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
5 balls3 ribbons
2 hoops
TotalRank5 balls3 ribbons
2 hoops
TotalRank
Maryna Hancharova
Anastasia Ivankova
Nataliya Leshchyk
Aliaksandra Narkevich
Ksenia Sankovich
Alina Tumilovich
Group 27.90026.85054.7503 Q27.82527.67555.500Silver medal icon.svg

Trampoline

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
ScoreRankScoreRank
Viachaslau Modzel Men's 103.88012Did not advance
Tatsiana Piatrenia Women's 104.755355.6705

Judo

Men
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Yauhen Biadulin Men's −100 kg Flag of Argentina.svg  Schmidt  (ARG)
W 1001–0000
Flag of Russia.svg  Khaibulaev  (RUS)
L 0003–0111
Did not advance
Ihar Makarau Men's +100 kg Flag of Egypt.svg  El Shehaby  (EGY)
W 0021–0002
Flag of Japan.svg  Kamikawa  (JPN)
W 0011–0001
Flag of South Korea.svg  Kim S-M  (KOR)
L 0002–0011
Did not advanceFlag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Brayson  (CUB)
W 1001–0000
Flag of Germany.svg  Tölzer  (GER)
L 0001–1000
5

Modern pentathlon

Belarus has qualified four athletes in modern pentathlon.

AthleteEventFencing
(épée one touch)
Swimming
(200 m freestyle)
Riding
(show jumping)
Combined: shooting/running
(10 m air pistol)/(3000 m)
Total pointsFinal rank
ResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP Points
Dzmitry Meliakh Men's 17–18=138082:03.6713131617231102811:33.18332228538030
Stanislau Zhurauliou 20–15=68802:06.802112808019112010:58.10202368564816
Anastasiya Prokopenko Women's 15–20=257602:28.503310206012114011:06.00 OR1233652566
Hanna Vasilionak 16–19=227842:32.873696818431101612:49.61291924469232

Rowing

Belarus has qualified 2 boats.

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Aliaksandr Kazubouski
Vadzim Lialin
Dzainis Mihal
Stanislau Shcharbachenia
Four 5:53.263 SA/BBye6:05.265 FB6:09.317
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ekaterina Karsten-Khodotovitch Single sculls 7:30.311 QFBye7:42.002 SA/B7:44.943 FA8:02.865

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Belarus has so far qualified 1 boat for each of the following events

Men
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Mikalai Zhukavets RS:X 2622231426162721DNF28EL16727
Women
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
12345678910M*
Tatiana Drozdovskaya Laser Radial 107231616131916DSQ18EL13815

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Belarus has ensured seven quota places in the shooting events at the Games. [12]

Men
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Vitali Bubnovich 50 m rifle 3 positions 116417Did not advance
10 m air rifle 59511Did not advance
Illia Charheika 10 m air rifle 5975 Q698.67
Yury Dauhapolau 10 m air pistol 57130Did not advance
Andrei Kavalenka Trap 10134Did not advance
Andrei Kazak 50 m pistol 54731Did not advance
Kanstantsin Lukashyk 50 m pistol 54730Did not advance
10 m air pistol 58211Did not advance
Sergei Martynov 50 m rifle prone 6001 Q705.5Gold medal icon.svg
Yury Shcherbatsevich 50 m rifle 3 positions 11714 Q1267.38
50 m rifle prone 59130Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Viktoria Chaika 25 m pistol 57825Did not advance
10 m air pistol 3856 Q485.25

Swimming

Belarus sent a total of 8 swimmers at the London games, after having achieved qualifying standards in their respective 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)): [13] [14] Belarus left London with a remarkable milestone in swimming, winning two silver medals by Aliaksandra Herasimenia in the women's 50 m freestyle and 100 m freestyle events, respectively.

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Pavel Sankovich 100 m backstroke 54.53 NR 18Did not advance
100 m butterfly 53.4733Did not advance
Yury Suvorau 400 m individual medley 4:23.06 NR =26Did not advance
Yauhen Tsurkin 100 m freestyle 50.5334Did not advance
Uladzimir Zhyharau 1500 m freestyle 15:48.6730Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Aliaksandra Herasimenia 50 m freestyle 24.765 Q24.45 NR 2 Q24.28 NR Silver medal icon.svg
100 m freestyle 53.634 Q53.787 Q53.38Silver medal icon.svg
100 m butterfly 58.5013 Q58.4113Did not advance
Sviatlana Khakhlova 50 m freestyle 25.3620Did not advance
Aksana Dziamidava
Aliaksandra Herasimenia
Sviatlana Khakhlova
Yuliya Khitraya
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:40.6713Did not advance

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. [15]

AthleteEventPreliminary roundRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Vladimir Samsonov Men's singles ByeFlag of Australia.svg  Henzell  (AUS)
W 4–3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang J  (CHN)
L 3–4
Did not advance
Viktoria Pavlovich Women's singles ByeFlag of Germany.svg  Silbereisen  (GER)
W 4–2
Flag of Singapore.svg  Wang Y  (SIN)
L 3–4
Did not advance
Aleksandra Privalova ByeFlag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Xing H  (CGO)
W 4–2
Flag of Austria.svg  Liu J  (AUT)
L 2–4
Did not advance

Tennis

Belarus has qualified three athletes for tennis events. After losing to U.S. tennis star Serena Williams in the semi-finals, Victoria Azarenka managed to win the bronze medal in the women's singles against Russia's Maria Kirilenko. The following day, Azarenka and her partner Max Mirnyi defeated Great Britain's Andy Murray, men's singles champion, and his partner Laura Robson to win the gold medal during the final match in the first ever mixed doubles event. [16] Azarenka and Mirnyi, not only claimed the title, but also set the nation's historical milestone to their sport.

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Alexander Bury
Max Mirnyi
Men's doubles Flag of India.svg  Bhupathi /
Bopanna  (IND)
L 7–6(7-4), 6–7(7-4), 8-6
Did not advance
Victoria Azarenka Women's singles Flag of Romania.svg  Begu  (ROU)
W 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
Flag of Spain.svg  Martínez  (ESP)
W 6–1, 6–2
Flag of Russia.svg  Petrova  (RUS)
W 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Flag of Germany.svg  Kerber  (GER)
W 6–4, 7–5
Flag of the United States.svg  S. Williams  (USA)
L 1–6, 2–6
Flag of Russia.svg  Kirilenko  (RUS)
W 6–3, 6–4
Bronze medal icon.svg
Victoria Azarenka
Max Mirnyi
Mixed doubles Flag of Germany.svg  Kerber /
Petzschner  (GER)
W 6–2, 6–2
Flag of India.svg  Paes /
Mirza  (IND)
W 7–5, 7–6 (7–5)
Flag of the United States.svg  Raymond /
M. Bryan  (USA)
W 3–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Robson /
Murray  (GBR)
W 2–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Gold medal icon.svg

Weightlifting

Belarus has qualified 4 men and 4 women.

Men
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Andrei Rybakou −85 kg 175DNFDNF
Mikalai Novikau 167619693638
Aliaksandr Makaranka −94 kg 175=72091138410
Yauheni Zharnasek +105 kg 196723094269
Women
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
ResultRankResultRank
Nastassia Novikava −58 kg 103=412772307
Dzina Sazanavets −69 kg 115=114142564
Maryna Shkermankova 113=4143=2256DSQ
Iryna Kulesha −75 kg 12131483269DSQ

Wrestling

Belarus has qualified eleven quotas.

Key:

Men's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Ali Shabanau −66 kg ByeFlag of the United States.svg  Frayer  (USA)
W 3–0 PO
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Hasanov  (AZE)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance10
Soslan Gattsiev −84 kg ByeFlag of Algeria.svg  Louafi  (ALG)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Zvirbulis  (LAT)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Espinal  (PUR)
L 1–3 PP
ByeFlag of Georgia.svg  Marsagishvili  (GEO)
L 1–3 PP
5
Ruslan Sheikhau −96 kg ByeFlag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Gazyumov  (AZE)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance17
Alexei Shemarov −120 kg ByeFlag of Hungary.svg  Ligeti  (HUN)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of the United States.svg  Dlagnev  (USA)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance8
Men's Greco-Roman
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Elbek Tazhyieu −55 kg ByeFlag of Japan.svg  Hasegawa  (JPN)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance16
Aliaksandr Kikiniou −74 kg ByeFlag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Dilmukhamedov  (KAZ)
W 3–0 PO
Flag of Armenia.svg  Julfalakyan  (ARM)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advanceByeFlag of Kyrgyzstan (1992-2023).svg  Kobonov  (KGZ)
W 3–0 PO
Flag of Azerbaijan (1991-2013).svg  Ahmadov  (AZE)
L 1–3 PP
5
Alim Selimau −84 kg ByeFlag of Russia.svg  Khugayev  (RUS)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advanceByeFlag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Gadzhiyev  (KAZ)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advance12
Tsimafei Dzeinichenka −96 kg Flag of Egypt.svg  Abdelfatah  (EGY)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Estonia.svg  Arusaar  (EST)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Guri  (BUL)
W 3–0 PO
Flag of Russia.svg  Totrov  (RUS)
L 0–3 PO
ByeFlag of Sweden.svg  Lidberg  (SWE)
L 1–3 PO
5
Ioseb Chugoshvili −120 kg ByeFlag of Estonia.svg  Nabi  (EST)
L 1–3 PP
Did not advanceByeFlag of Poland.svg  Banak  (POL)
W 3–0 PO
Flag of Sweden.svg  Eurén  (SWE)
L 1–3 PP
5
Women's freestyle
AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / BM
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Vanesa Kaladzinskaya −48 kg ByeFlag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg  Eshimova  (KAZ)
W 5–0 VT
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Huynh  (CAN)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advance8
Vasilisa Marzaliuk −72 kg Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Zlateva  (BUL)
L 0–3 PO
Did not advanceFlag of Sweden.svg  Fransson  (SWE)
W 3–1 PP
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Ali  (CMR)
W 3–0 PO
Flag of Spain.svg  Unda  (ESP)
L 0–3 PO
5

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