Viyaleta Maksimauna Skvartsova (; born 15 April 1998) is a Belarusian athlete specialising in the triple jump. She represented her country at the 2021 European Indoor Championships finishing fourth. Earlier she won a bronze medal at the 2019 European U23 Championships.
International competitions Representing 2015World Youth ChampionshipsCali, Colombia7thLong jump6.19 m2016World U20 ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland14th (q)Long jump5.52 m2017European U20 ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy1stTriple jump14.21 m2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany21st (q)Triple jump13.82 m2019European U23 ChampionshipsGävle, Sweden3rdTriple jump13.79 m2021European Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland4thTriple jump14.35 mOlympic GamesTokyo, Japan18th (q)Triple jump14.05 m
Personal bests Outdoor Long jump – 6.37 (+0.4 m/s, Brest 2020) Triple jump – 14.17 (-0.3 m/s, Brest 2020) Indoor Long jump – 6.56 (Tartu 2020) Triple jump – 14.39 (Toruń 2021)
Protest over misplayed anthem At the Medal Ceremony at the 2017 European U20 Championships, Skvartsova stepped off of the podium and stood nearby when the anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina was played instead of the anthem of Belarus. Skvartsova waited for the flag to be raised, and then walked some distance from the podium, and waited in silent protest for the music to finish. After the music stopped, she spoke with officials, who appeared to ask her to take part in the remainder of the ceremony, which Skvartsova politely declined to do.
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