Belarus attended the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. A team of 181 athletes competed in 28 different sports.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Andrei Aramnau Weightlifting Men's 105 kg Andrei BahdanovichAliaksandr Bahdanovich Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 m Raman PiatrushenkaAliaksei AbalmasauArtur LitvinchukVadzim Makhneu Canoeing Men's K-4 1000 m Vadim Devyatovskiy Athletics Men's hammer throw Andrei Krauchanka Athletics Men's decathlon Inna Zhukova Gymnastics Women's rhythmic individual all-around Murad Gaidarov Wrestling Men's 74 kg Ekaterina Karsten Rowing Women's single sculls Yuliya BichykNatallia Helakh Rowing Women's coxless pair Ivan Tsikhan Athletics Men's hammer throw Mikhail Siamionau Wrestling Men's 66 kg Vadzim Makhneu Raman Piatrushenka Canoeing Men's K-2 500 m Olesya Babushkina Anastasia Ivankova Zinaida Lunina Glafira Martinovich Ksenia Sankovich Alina Tumilovich Gymnastics Women's rhythmic team all-around Anastasiya Samusevich Modern pentathlon Women's
Archery
Belarus sent two archers to the Olympics, one in the men's competition and one in the women's.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMaksim KundaMen's individual64648 (17)W 111 (19)–111 (18) (49)W 112–110 (1)L 106–110Did not advanceKatsiaryna MuliukWomen's individual61647 (18)W 104–101 (17)L 105–106Did not advance
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankSiarhei Charnou20 km walkcolspan=6 1:29:3844Andrei HardzeyeuMarathoncolspan=6 Maksim Lynsha110 m hurdles13.865Did not advanceDzianis Simanovich20 km walkcolspan=6 1:23:5328Andrei Stsepanchuk50 km walkcolspan=6 4:14:0943Ivan Trotski20 km walkcolspan=6 1:22:5522
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionYury BialouShot put20.1211 q20.069Vadim DevyatovskiyHammer throw76.959 q81.611Uladzimir KazlouJavelin throw80.068 q82.068 Pavel LyzhynShot put20.367 q20.984Andrei Mikhnevich20.483 Q21.052Dzmitry PlatnitskiTriple jump16.5127Did not advanceDzmitry SivakouDiscus throw61.7515Did not advanceValeriy SviatokhaHammer throw74.4117Did not advanceIvan Tsikhan79.264 Q81.511
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankAndrei KrauchankaResult10.967.6114.392.1147.3014.2144.585.0060.234:27.478551Points870962752906943948758910741761Aliaksandr ParkhomenkaResult11.296.9915.491.9350.7115.0645.274.7064.604:45.17783816Points797811820740782842772819807648Mikalai ShubianokResult11.316.8614.881.9950.0214.5245.804.6062.104:38.14790615Points793781782794814908783790769692
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankElena Ginko20 km walkcolspan=6 Volha Krautsova5000 m15:21.859colspan=4 Did not advanceYulia Nestsiarenka100 m11.402 Q11.144 q11.265Did not advanceKatsiaryna Paplauskaya100 m hurdles13.397colspan=2 Did not advanceRyta Turava20 km walkcolspan=6 1:28:2611 Sviatlana Usovich800 m2:00.424 qcolspan=2 2:02.798Did not advanceSniazhana Yurchanka20 km walkcolspan=6 1:35:3333Hanna BahdanovichAksana DrahunYulia NestsiarenkaNastassia Shuliak4 × 100 m relay43.696colspan=4 Did not advanceAnna KozakIryna KhliustavaIlona UsovichSviatlana UsovichYulyana Yushchanka*4 × 400 m relay3:22.783 Qcolspan=4 3:21.85 NR4 * Competed in the heats only
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionNadzeya AstapchukShot put19.086 Q19.863Iryna Charnushenka-StasiukLong jump6.4818Did not advanceYanina Karolchyk-PravalinskayaShot put17.7918Did not advance Hanna MazgunovaDiscus throw56.7729Did not advanceAksana MiankovaHammer throw69.7711 q76.34 4Natallia MikhnevichShot put19.114 Q20.285Maryna NovikJavelin throw56.1031Did not advanceDarya PchelnikHammer throw71.308 q73.654Kseniya Pryiemka-DziatsukTriple jump13.0831Did not advanceNatallia ShymchukJavelin throw57.1123Did not advanceVolha SiarheyenkaLong jump6.2532Did not advanceMaryia SmaliachkovaHammer throw69.2213Did not advanceIryna YatchenkoDiscus throw62.263 Q59.2711Ellina Zvereva60.2812 q60.826
Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankYana MaksimavaResult14.711.7413.6025.9439.142:21.55480634*Points8809037678020651803 * The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of 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.
Badminton
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOlga KononWomen's singlesW 21–19, 21–12W 21–17, 21–14 L 16–21, 15–21Did not advance
Basketball
Women's tournament Roster
Group play
Quarterfinals
Boxing
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.2nd AIBA European Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankKhavazhi KhatsigovBantamweightL 1–1+Did not advanceMahamed NurudzinauWelterweightL 2–4Did not advanceRamazan MagamedauLight heavyweightL 10–10+Did not advanceViktar ZuyeuHeavyweightL 1–7Did not advance
Canoeing
Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAliaksandr ZhukovskiC-1 500 m1:48.6691 QFcolspan=2 1:49.0925C-1 1000 m4:01.3804 QS3:58.8513 Q3:55.6455Aliaksandr BahdanovichAndrei BahdanovichC-2 1000 m3:40.3691 QFcolspan=2 3:36.365Vadzim Makhneu Raman PiatrushenkaK-2 500 m1:28.6611 QFcolspan=2 1:30.005Aliaksei AbalmasauArtur LitvinchukVadzim MakhneuRaman PiatrushenkaK-4 1000m2:58.8253 QFcolspan=2 2:55.714
Women AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTatsiana FedarovichK-1 500 m1:57.8818Did not advance Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
Road AthleteEventTimeRankVasil KiryienkaMen's time trial1:06.1221Aleksandr KuschynskiMen's road race6:39:4273Kanstantsin Sivtsov6:26:1733Aliaksandr Usau6:49:5983
Track Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankNatallia TsylinskayaWomen's sprint11:37263.3137LW 11.87160.652L, LDid not advance5th place finalL6
Omnium AthleteEventPointsLapsRankVasil KiryienkaMen's points race3415
Diving
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankSergei Kuchmasov3 m springboard399.4025Did not advanceVadim Kaptur10 m platform432.9013 Q420.5514Did not advanceAliaksandr Varlamau406.6021Did not advance
Women AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankDarya Romenskaya3 m springboard207.0029Did not advance
Equestrian
Dressage AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverallScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankIryna LisRedfordIndividual63.50030Did not advance
Eventing AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalQualifierFinalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankViachaslau PoitaEnergiyaIndividual59.105675.60114.705831.00165.7054Did not advance165.7054Alena TseliapushkinaPassatIndividual77.406759.60137.005930.00167.0055Did not advance167.0055
Fencing
Men AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / Opposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRankAliaksandr BuikevichIndividual sabreW 15–9W 15–14L 13–15Did not advanceDmitri LapkesL 8–15Did not advanceValery PryiemkaW 15–7L 9–15Did not advanceAliaksandr BuikevichDmitri LapkesValery PryiemkaTeam sabrecolspan=3 L 39–45Classification semi-finalW 45–225th place finalW 45–395
Gymnastics
Artistic Men Team AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankAliaksei IgnatovichTeam15.075colspan=3 13.000colspan=2 Did not advanceDzmitry Kaspiarovich14.67515.27516.500 Q15.52514.250colspan=2 Ihar Kazloŭ14.02512.67514.92515.275colspan=4 Dzianis Savenkov14.52513.52513.75015.67514.80014.75087.02533Dzmitry Savitski14.37514.52515.17516.30015.70014.57590.65012 QAliaksandr Tsarevich14.30014.450colspan=2 15.17514.850colspan=2 Total57.87557.57559.12563.75061.20058.425375.95010
Individual finals AthleteEventApparatusTotalRankDzmitry KaspiarovichVaultcolspan=3 16.050colspan=2 16.0506Dzmitry SavitskiAll-around13.72513.75015.30015.90013.40010.10082.17523
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRankNastassia MarachkovskayaAll-around14.02515.27512.20013.60055.10048Did not advance
Rhythmic AthleteEventQualificationFinalRopeHoopClubsRibbonTotalRankRopeHoopClubsRibbonTotalRankInna ZhukovaIndividual17.85018.37517.30017.42570.9504 Q18.12518.12517.85017.82571.925
AthleteEventQualificationFinal5 ropes3 hoops2 clubsTotalRank5 ropes3 hoops2 clubsTotalRankOlesya BabushkinaAnastasia IvankovaZinaida LuninaGlafira MartinovichKsenia SankovichAlina TumilovichTeam17.52517.42534.9501 Q17.62517.27534.900
Trampoline AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankTatsiana PiatreniaWomen's63.809Did not advance
Judo
Men AthleteEventPreliminaryRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Repechage 3Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankKanstantsin Siamionau−73 kgW 0102–0010L 0001–1001Did not advanceL 0020–1021Did not advanceSiarhei Shundzikau−81 kgL 0000–0011Did not advanceL 0010–0011Did not advanceAndrei Kazusionak−90 kgW 1110–0000W 1000–0000L 0000–1010Did not advanceW 1000–0000L 0001–1001Did not advanceYury Rybak+100 kgW 1000–0000L 0001–1001Did not advance
Modern pentathlon
AthleteEventShooting(10 m air pistol)Fencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Running(3000 m)Total pointsFinal rankPointsRankMP PointsResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP PointsYahor LapoMen's17824107217–18198082:05.62181296=3509:41.17221076425235Dzmitry Meliakh1866116811–24356642:03.039132484611169:41.97231076534812Hanna ArkhipenkaWomen's18013109616–20=227842:27.063011565615114410:53.23211108528822Anastasiya Samusevich1873118019–17=148562:29.64331128285117210:04.46113045640
Rowing
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime RankDzianis MihalStanislau ShcharbacheniaDouble sculls6:27.182 SA/Bcolspan=2 6:32.766 FB6:32.597Andrei DzemyanenkaVadzim LialinYauheni NosauAliaksandr KazubouskiFour6:12.535 R6:00.443 SA/B6:02.795 FB6:12.5412Kiryl LemiashkevichAliaksandr NovikauValery RadzevichPavel ShurmeiQuadruple sculls5:43.733 SA/Bcolspan=2 6:06.806 FB5:50.7411
Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime RankTime RankEkaterina Karsten-KhodotovitchSingle sculls7:40.031 QFcolspan=2 7:25.741 SA/B7:22.861 FA7:23.98Yuliya BichykNatallia HelakhPair7:24.471 FAcolspan=2 colspan=4 7:22.91 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
Sailing
Men AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Mikalai ZhukavetsRS:X27232624292132262627EL22928Sergei DesukevichPavel Logunov4702927162616212171627EL15921
Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Tatiana DrozdovskayaLaser Radial122417171022111526CANEL11920 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
Shooting
Men