Leanid Karneyenka ( be, Леанід Карнеенка, born August 20, 1987) is a

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ian cross-country skier who has competed since 2005. He became the first Belarusian to win a medal at the

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by winning a silver medal in the men's 15 km. This he achieved at the 2007 World Championships without any prior

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experience and with a previous best of 16th from the World Junior Championships in 2006. On the FIS distance ranking, he was placed 647th. However, the low ranking gave him an early start position in the 15 km freestyle, which helped as the late starters had to go through snowy tracks while Karneyenka avoided the snow. Karneyenka was described as "completely unknown" by several media sources, and the feat described as "sensational".Johannes Eder über 15 km knapp an Bronze vorbei
Vorarlberg Online, from Austrian Press Agency, retrieved 28 February 2007 At the

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, he finished 51st in the individual sprint event and 63rd in the 15 km event. He also finished 21st in the 15 km event at the

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References

1987 births Belarusian male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Living people Olympic cross-country skiers of Belarus FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing {{Belarus-crosscountry-skiing-bio-stub