Belarus at the 2014 Winter Olympics
| Belarus at the 2014 Winter Olympics |
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| IOC code | BLR | ||||||||
| NOC | Belarus Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| Competitors | 26 in 5 sports | ||||||||
| Flag bearer |
Aleksei Grishin (opening) Darya Domracheva (closing) |
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Medals Ranked 8th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |||||||||
| Other related appearances | |||||||||
 Russian Empire (1900–1912) Poland (1924–1936) Soviet Union (1952–1988) Unified Team (1992) |
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Belarus competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Belarus' team consisted of 26 athletes competing in five sports.
With five gold medals won this was Belarus' most successful Winter Olympics. The five gold medals was also the most won by the country at any Olympics since independence.
According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Belarus had two athletes in qualification position.
Based on their performance at the 2012 and 2013 Biathlon World Championships, Belarus qualified 5 men and 5 women.
According to final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Belarus had five athletes in qualification position.
According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Belarus had six athletes in qualification position. The full list of Belarusian freestyle skiing team was officially announced on 22 January 2014.
Based on their performance at World Cup 3 and 4 in November 2013, Belarus qualified 1 man (1500 m) and 1 woman (1500 m). For the first time ever a Belarusian male athlete qualified in the sport.
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