Belarus men's national handball team

Belarus
Information
Association	Handball Federation of Belarus
Coach	Yuri Shevtsov
Assistant coach	Dzmitry Nikulenkau
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	5 (First in 1995 )
Best result	9th (1995)
European Championship
Appearances	7 (First in 1994 )
Best result	8th (1994)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Belarus national handball team is the national handball team of Belarus.

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
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1993	did not qualify
1995	9/10th place	9	9	5	0	4	278	247
1997	did not qualify
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013	Round of 16	15	6	2	0	4	159	153
2015	17/18th place	18	7	2	1	4	215	216
2017	Round of 16	11	6	2	0	4	156	186
/ 2019	did not qualify
2021	Main round	17	6	2	2	2	171	172
/ 2023	Disqualified of the qualification because of the Russo-Ukrainian War [4]
/ / 2025
2027	to be determined
/ 2029
/ / 2031
Total	5/20	–	34	13	3	18	979	974

European Championship

European Championship record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1994	7th/8th place	8	6	2	0	4	154	167
1996	did not qualify
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008	Preliminary round	15	3	0	0	3	83	101
2010	did not qualify
2012
2014	Main round	12	6	1	0	5	166	195
2016	Main round	10	6	2	0	4	167	189
2018	Main round	10	6	2	0	4	155	172
2020	Main round	10	7	3	1	3	209	217
2022	Preliminary round	17	3	1	0	2	78	88
2024	Disqualified during qualification
2026
2028	To be determined
2030
2032
Total	7/20	–	37	11	1	25	1012	1129

* 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, 2026.

Nr.	Name	Position	Club
16	Viachaslau Saldatsenka	Goalkeeper	RK Vojvodina
88	Kanstantin Kavaliou	Goalkeeper	SKA Minsk
97	Ihar Chernikau	Goalkeeper	Bnei Herzliya
23	Andrey Yurynok	Left wing	HC Meshkov Brest
78	Stanislav Sadouski	Left wing	RK Zagreb
14	Yauheni Nikanovich	Right wing	Saint Petersburg HC
2	Dzmitry Khmialkou	Left back	Saint Petersburg HC
3	Uladzislau Kulesh	Left back	MT Melsungen
21	Kiryl Samoila	Left back	Wisła Płock
8	Artur Rudz	Playmaker	HC Meshkov Brest
47	Ihar Belyavski	Playmaker	RK Zagreb
77	Yulian Hiryk	Playmaker	HBC CSKA Moscow
9	Aleh Astrashapkin	Right back	Saint Petersburg HC
98	Mikalai Aliokhin	Right back	HC Meshkov Brest
99	Pavel Duda	Right back	HC Masheka Mogilev
4	Matvei Barbashinski	Pivot	SKA Minsk
27	Mikita Pliuto	Pivot	HSG Konstanz
50	Artsem Karalek	Pivot	KS Kielce
74	Viachaslau Bokhan	Pivot	Saint Petersburg HC

Statistics

Most Appearances Name Matches Position Barys Pukhouski 209 CB Ivan Brouka 207 W Aliaksandr Tsitou 169 P Siarhei Shylovich 157 OB Maksim Baranau 154 W Maxim Babichev 150 P Dzianis Rutenka 126 W Dzmitry Nikulenkau 119 CB Maxim Nekhaychik 107 Andrej Klimovets 101 P Yuri Gromyko 98 P Artsem Karalek 94 P Uladzislau Kulesh 92 OB

Top Scorers Name Goals Average Position Barys Pukhouski 867 CB Ivan Brouka 607 W Siarhei Shylovich 495 OB Siarhei Rutenka 421 OB, CB, P Maksim Baranau 368 W Uladzislau Kulesh 353 OB Artsem Karalek 344 P Andrej Kurchev 340 4.53 OB, CB Andrej Klimovets 328 3.25 P Dzianis Rutenka 306 W

Top Average Scorers (goals < 300 & avg > 3.5)

Name	Goals	Average	Position
Mikhail Yakimovich	231	5.63	OB
Andrej Paraschenko	194	4.85
Aleksandr Tuchkin	48	4.80
Aleksej Orlov	129	4.61
Sergei Gorbok	193	4.60	OB
Gennadij Chalepo	286	4.27	OB
Alex Bärbel	255	3.81
Andrey Modrica	277
Mihail Usachev	220
Sergej Ubozhenko	206

Notable players

• Sergei Gorbok (later Russia)
• Andrej Klimovets (later Germany)
• Siarhei Rutenka (interim Slovenia)
• Aleksandr Tuchkin (later Russia)
• Mikhail Yakimovich

References

1. 🖉 "European Handball Federation suspends Russia and Belarus". handball-world. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile