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The Belarus national handball team is the national
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team of
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. In light of the launching of the
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, the
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in February 2022 suspended Belarus both in competitions for national teams and on the club level. The
International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...
banned Belarus athletes and officials. Referees, officials, and commission members from Belarus will not be called upon for future activities.


Competitive record


World Championship


European Championship

:''* Colored background indicates that medal was won on the tournament.'' :''** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.''


Current squad

This is the list of players named for the friendly tournament in January, 2025.


Statistics


Notable players

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Siarhei Rutenka Siarhei Rutenka, also Sergej Rutenka (; born 29 September 1981) is a Belarusian former professional handball player. Besides Belarusian citizenship, he also acquired Slovenian citizenship in 2003. In January 2008, he received the Spanish national ...
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Aleksandr Tuchkin Aleksandr Arkadyevich Tuchkin (born 15 July 1964) is a Russian/Belarussian team handball player and Olympic champion from 2000 in Sydney and 1988 in Seoul.Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...
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Mikhail Yakimovich Mikhail Ivanovich Yakimovich (; , born 13 January 1967) is a former Belarusian handball player. Throughout his senior career, Yakimovich played for SKA Minsk in the Soviet Union/Belarus, and later for Teka Cantabria and Portland San Antonio in ...


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External links

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IHF profile
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