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 R ...
competed in the
Summer Olympic Games
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for the first time as an independent nation at the
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...
in
Atlanta
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,
United States
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. Previously, Belarusian athletes competed for the
Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics (russian: Объединённая команда на летних Олимпийских играх 1992) in Barcelona, Spain, was a joint team consisting of twelve of the fifteen former Soviet Union ...
. 157 competitors, 91 men and 66 women, took part in 115 events in 19 sports.
Medalists
Archery
In its debut Olympic archery competition, Belarus was represented by two women. Their combined record was 4–2 as
Olga Yakusheva made it to the quarterfinals before being defeated.
Athletics
;Men
;;Road events
;;Field events
;;Combined events -
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...
;Women
;;Track & road events
;;Field events
;;Combined events -
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...
Badminton
Boxing
;Men
Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
Cycling
;Road
;Track
Diving
;Men
;Women
Fencing
One male fencer represented Belarus in 1996.
Gymnastics
Artistic
;Men
;Team
;Individual finals
;Women
;Team
;Individual finals
Rhythmic
;Individual
;Group
Judo
;Men
;Women
Rowing
;Men
;Women
Sailing
;Women
;Open
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Shooting
;Men
;Women
Swimming
;Men
;Women
Table tennis
Tennis
;Women
Weightlifting
;Men
Wrestling
;Men's freestyle
;Men's Greco-Roman
References
External links
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Nations at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996
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Olympics
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