Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
attended the
2008 Summer Olympics in
Beijing
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China. A team of 181 athletes competed in 28 different sports.
Medalists
Archery
Belarus sent two archers to the Olympics, one in the men's competition and one in the women's.
Athletics
;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events –
Decathlon
;Women
;Track & road events
* Competed in the heats only
;Field events
;Combined events –
Heptathlon
* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska
Lyudmyla Leonidivna Blonska, née Shevchuk ( uk, Людмила Леонідівна Блонська (Шевчук)), sometimes known as Lyudmila Blonskaya, (born November 9, 1977) is a Ukrainian former heptathlete, pentathlete, and long jumper. ...
of the Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
, tested positive for a banned substance.
Badminton
Basketball
Women's tournament
;Roster
;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.
[2nd AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament]
Canoeing
Sprint
;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
Road
Track
;Sprint
;Omnium
Diving
;Men
;Women
Equestrian
Dressage
Eventing
Fencing
;Men
Gymnastics
Artistic
;Men
;Team
;Individual finals
;Women
Rhythmic
Trampoline
Judo
;Men
Modern pentathlon
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
Synchronized swimming
Table tennis
Tennis
Weightlifting
;Men
;Women
Wrestling
;Men's freestyle
*
Murad Gaidarov
Murad Gaidarov ( be, Мурад Гайдараў, russian: Мурад Гайдаров; born February 13, 1980, in Khasavyurt, Dagestan), also known as Murad Haidarau, is an Avar Russian - Belarusian wrestler. Gaidarov was dis ...
originally finished third, but in November 2016, he was promoted to second place due to disqualification of
Soslan Tigiev
Soslan Tigiev (born October 12, 1983 in Vladikavkaz) is a Russian and Uzbekistani wrestler of Ossetian descent who competed in the freestyle 74 kg category. He was the 2006 Asian Games bronze medalist. Tigiev was initially awarded a silver ...
.
;Men's Greco-Roman
;Women's freestyle
References
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Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008
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Summer Olympics