Belarus men's national handball team

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Belarus
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Information
AssociationHandball Federation of Belarus
Coach Yuri Shevtsov
Assistant coach Dzmitry Nikulenkau
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances5 (First in 1995 )
Best result9th (1995)
European Championship
Appearances7 (First in 1994 )
Best result8th (1994)
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The Belarus national handball team is the national handball team of Belarus.

Contents

In light of the launching of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Handball Federation in February 2022 suspended Belarus both in competitions for national teams and on the club level. [1] The International Handball Federation banned Belarus athletes and officials. [2] Referees, officials, and commission members from Belarus will not be called upon for future activities. [3]

Competitive record

World Championship

World Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Sweden.svg 1993 did not qualify
Flag of Iceland.svg 1995 9/10th place99504278247
Flag of Japan.svg 1997 did not qualify
Flag of Egypt.svg 1999
Flag of France.svg 2001
Flag of Portugal.svg 2003
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2005
Flag of Germany.svg 2007
Flag of Croatia.svg 2009
Flag of Sweden.svg 2011
Flag of Spain.svg 2013 Round of 16156204159153
Flag of Qatar.svg 2015 17/18th place187214215216
Flag of France.svg 2017 Round of 16116204156186
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Germany.svg 2019 did not qualify
Flag of Egypt.svg 2021 Main round176222171172
Flag of Poland.svg / Flag of Sweden.svg 2023 Disqualified of the qualification because of the Russo-Ukrainian War [4]
Flag of Croatia.svg / Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Norway.svg 2025
Flag of Germany.svg 2027 to be determined
Flag of France.svg / Flag of Germany.svg 2029
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Iceland.svg / Flag of Norway.svg 2031
Total5/203413318979974

European Championship

European Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Portugal.svg 1994 7th/8th place86204154167
Flag of Spain.svg 1996 did not qualify
Flag of Italy.svg 1998
Flag of Croatia.svg 2000
Flag of Sweden.svg 2002
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2004
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2006
Flag of Norway.svg 2008 Preliminary round15300383101
Flag of Austria.svg 2010 did not qualify
Flag of Serbia.svg 2012
Flag of Denmark.svg 2014 Main round126105166195
Flag of Poland.svg 2016 Main round106204167189
Flag of Croatia.svg 2018 Main round106204155172
Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 2020 Main round107313209217
Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Slovakia.svg 2022 Preliminary round1731027888
Flag of Germany.svg 2024 Disqualified during qualification
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 2026 To be determined
Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2028
Total7/18371112510121129
* Colored background indicates that medal was won on the tournament.
** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.

Current squad

This is the list of players named for the friendly tournament in January, 2025.

Nr.NamePositionClub
16 Viachaslau Saldatsenka Goalkeeper Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg GC Amicitia Zürich
88 Kanstantin Kavaliou Goalkeeper Flag of Belarus.svg SKA Minsk
97 Ihar Chernikau Goalkeeper Flag of Russia.svg Saint Petersburg HC
35 Eduard Yarosh Left wing Flag of Belarus.svg HC Meshkov Brest
78 Stanislav Sadouski Left wing Flag of Belarus.svg SKA Minsk
14 Yauheni Nikanovich Right wing Flag of Russia.svg Saint Petersburg HC
55 Mikita Vailupau Right wing Flag of Hungary.svg Veszprém KC
2 Dzmitry Khmialkou Left back Flag of Russia.svg Saint Petersburg HC
3 Uladzislau Kulesh Left back Flag of Germany.svg TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
7 Artsiom Kulak Playmaker Flag of Russia.svg Saint Petersburg HC
18 Aleh Lunya Playmaker Flag of Russia.svg Saint Petersburg HC
47 Ihar Belyavski Playmaker Flag of Croatia.svg RK Zagreb
9 Aleh Astrashapkin Right back Flag of Russia.svg Saint Petersburg HC
24 Stanislav Shabelnikov Right back Flag of Russia.svg HBC CSKA Moscow
98 Mikalai Aliokhin Right back Flag of Romania.svg HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța
4 Matvei Barbashinski Pivot Flag of Belarus.svg SKA Minsk
27 Mikita Pliuto Pivot Flag of Germany.svg HSG Konstanz
50 Artsem Karalek Pivot Flag of Poland.svg KS Kielce
74 Viachaslau Bokhan Pivot Flag of Russia.svg Saint Petersburg HC

Statistics

Top Average Scorers (goals < 300 & avg > 3.5)
NameGoalsAveragePosition
Mikhail Yakimovich 2315.63OB
Andrej Paraschenko 1944.85
Aleksandr Tuchkin 484.80
Aleksej Orlov 1294.61
Sergei Gorbok 1934.60OB
Gennadij Chalepo 2864.27OB
Alex Bärbel 2553.81
Andrey Modrica 277
Mihail Usachev 220
Sergej Ubozhenko 206

Notable players

References

  1. 🖉 "European Handball Federation suspends Russia and Belarus". handball-world.
  2. "Russia and Belarus suspended by EHF". Handball Planet. 1 March 2022.
  3. "Russia and Belarus suspended by EHF". Handball Planet. 1 March 2022.
  4. "EHF decision on current competition structures". eurohandball.com. EHF. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.