Belarus_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics

Belarus at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Belarus at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation


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

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Medalists

Archery

Belarus sent two archers to the Olympics, one in the men's competition and one in the women's.

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Athletics

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men
Track & road events
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Field events
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Combined events – Decathlon
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Women
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* Competed in the heats only

Field events
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  • 3 Nadzeya Astapchuk originally claimed a bronze medal in the women's shot put, but it was later stripped due to doping violation.[5]
  • 4 Aksana Miankova originally claimed a gold medal in the women's hammer throw, but it was later stripped due to doping violation.[6]
  • 5 Natallia Mikhnevich originally claimed a silver medal in the women's shot put, but it was later stripped due to doping violation.[6]
Combined events – Heptathlon
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* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.[7] Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Maksimava moved up a position.

Badminton

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Basketball

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the Belarus roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[8]

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Group play
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Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Belarus 1–0 South Korea
  2. Head-to-head record: Latvia 1–0 Brazil
9 August 2008
09:00
Belarus  6483  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 16–25 , 22–21, 14–18
Pts: Leuchanka 13, Troina 13
Rebs: Leuchanka 10
Asts: Marchanka 2
Pts: Jackson 18
Rebs: Batkovic 12
Asts: Harrower 5
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Zavlanos (GRE)
11 August 2008
16:45
Latvia  5779  Belarus
Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 15–19, 14–20, 8–19
Pts: Baško 19
Rebs: Jansone, Kubliņa, Tamane 6
Asts: Eglīte 3
Pts: Leuchanka 22
Rebs: Verameyenka 9
Asts: Marchanka 5
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Ilija Belosevic (SRB)
13 August 2008
09:00
Belarus  6571  Russia
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 8–15, 13–17, 25–19
Pts: Marchanka 16
Rebs: Leuchanka 12
Asts: Leuchanka 4
Pts: Stepanova 13
Rebs: Abrosimova 10
Asts: Korstin 2
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Eddie Rush (USA)
15 August 2008
22:15
South Korea  5363  Belarus
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 13–21, 9–17, 16–13
Pts: Lee, Jung 10
Rebs: Lee, Beon 6
Asts: Beon 3
Pts: Snytsina 15
Rebs: Leuchanka 14
Asts: Maarchanka 5
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Nikolaos Pitsilkas (GRE)
17 August 2008
16:45
Brazil  6853  Belarus
Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 19–14, 10–12, 19–15
Pts: Santos 14
Rebs: Nascimento 10
Asts: Nascimento 3
Pts: Anufryienka, Leuchanka 10
Rebs: Verameyenka 10
Asts: Marchanka 4
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Juan Arteaga (ESP)
Quarterfinals
19 August 2008
14:30
China  7762  Belarus
Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 19–12, 18–18, 21–19
Pts: Miao 28
Rebs: Song, Chen, Sui 4
Asts: Miao 3
Pts: Troina 15
Rebs: Leuchanka 13
Asts: Padabed, Marchanka 5
Wukesong Indoor Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 11,083
Referees: Fabio Facchini (ITA)

Boxing

Belarus qualified four boxers for the Olympic boxing tournament. Nurudzinau, Magamedau, and Zuyeu each qualified for their weight classes in the first European qualifying event.[9] Khatsigov qualified at the second European qualifying event.[10]

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Canoeing

Sprint

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Women
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Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final

Cycling

Road

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Track

Sprint
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Omnium
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Diving

Men
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Women
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Equestrian

Dressage

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Eventing

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Fencing

Men
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Gymnastics

Artistic

Men
Team
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Individual finals
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Women
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Rhythmic

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Trampoline

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Judo

Men
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Modern pentathlon

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Rowing

Men
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Women
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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

Men
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M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;

Shooting

Men
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Women
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Swimming

Men
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Women
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Synchronized swimming

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Table tennis

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Tennis

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Weightlifting

Men
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Women
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Wrestling

Key:

  • VT - Victory by Fall.
  • PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
  • PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's freestyle
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  • Murad Gaidarov originally finished third, but in November 2016, he was promoted to second place due to disqualification of Soslan Tigiev.
Men's Greco-Roman
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Women's freestyle
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References

  1. "Belarus Olympic Delegation Praises BOCOG". Xinhua. 2008-08-07. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
  2. "Belarusian hammer throwers stripped of medals". 2008-12-11. Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
  3. "CAS Reinstates Medals for Hammer Throwers". ESPN. Associated Press. June 10, 2010. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  4. "Blonska thrown out of long jump". BBC Sport. 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  5. "2008 Olympic Basketball Women (FIBA) – Belarus roster". FIBA. Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  6. "1st AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament". Archived from the original on 2008-02-17. Retrieved 2008-05-14.

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