Belarus at the 2008 Summer Olympics |
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IOC code | BLR | ||||||||
NOC | Belarus Olympic Committee | ||||||||
Website |
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in Beijing | |||||||||
Competitors | 181 in 20 sports | ||||||||
Flag bearer |
Alexander Romankov (opening) Andrei Aramnau (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 16th |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
Other related appearances | |||||||||
Russian Empire (1900–1912) Poland (1924–1936) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) |
Qualified for the quarterfinals |
Belarus attended the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. A team of 181 athletes competed in 28 different sports.
Belarus sent two archers to the Olympics, one in the men's competition and one in the women's.
* Competed in the heats only
* 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.
The following is the Belarus roster in the women's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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.
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
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
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
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