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Belarus at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
BLR

Competitors
  
181 in 20 sports

Belarus at the 2008 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Belarus Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.noc.by (Russian) (English)

Flag bearer
  
Alexander Romankov (opening) Andrei Aramnau (closing)

Medals Ranked 16th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 4 6 13

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

Contents

Archery

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

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
    Field events
  • 1 Ivan Tsikhan and Vadim Devyatovskiy were stripped of their medals due to doping. However, these medals were later reinstated after appeal to the CAS.
  • 2 Andrei Mikhnevich originally claimed a bronze medal in the men's shot put, but it was later stripped due to doping violation.
    • Combined events – Decathlon
    Women
    Track & road events

    * Competed in the heats only

    Field events
  • 3 Nadzeya Astapchuk originally claimed a bronze medal in the women's shot put, but it was later stripped due to doping violation.
  • 4 Aksana Miankova originally claimed a gold medal in the women's hammer throw, but it was later stripped due to doping violation.
  • 5 Natallia Mikhnevich originally claimed a silver medal in the women's shot put, but it was later stripped due to doping violation.
    • Combined events – Heptathlon

    * The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and Maksimava moved up a position.

    Women's tournament

    Roster

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

    Group play
    Quarterfinals

    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. Khatsigov qualified at the second European qualifying event.

    Sprint

    Men
    Women

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

    Track

    Sprint
    Omnium

    Diving

    Men
    Women

    Fencing

    Men

    Artistic

    Men
    Team
    Individual finals
    Women

    Judo

    Men

    Rowing

    Men
    Women

    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
    Women

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

    Shooting

    Men
    Women

    Swimming

    Men
    Women

    Weightlifting

    Men
    Women

    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
  • 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
    Women's freestyle

    References

    Belarus at the 2008 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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