Belarus at the
1994 Winter Olympics
IOC codeBLR
NOCBelarus Olympic Committee
Websitewww.noc.by (in Russian and English)
in Lillehammer
Competitors33 (21 men, 12 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer Igor Zhelezovski (speed skating)
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
0
Total
2
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Poland (1924–1936)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Belarus competed in the Winter Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Previously, Belarusian athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics.

Medalists

Main article: 1994 Winter Olympics medal table
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Silver Igor Zhelezovski Speed skating Men's 1000 metres 18 February
 Silver Svetlana Paramygina Biathlon Women's sprint 23 February

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[1]

Sport Men Women Total
Biathlon 6 5 11
Cross-country skiing 5 4 9
Figure skating 3 2 5
Freestyle skiing 3 1 4
Nordic combined 1 – 1
Ski jumping 1 – 1
Speed skating 2 0 2
Total 21 12 33

Biathlon

Main article: Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Final
Time Pen. Rank
Igor Khokhryakov 10 km Sprint 31:50.7 4 45
Viktor Maigourov 10 km Sprint 31:09.2 3 37
20 km Individual 1:00:42.7 4 23
Eugeni Redkine 20 km Individual 1:03:34.9 6 53
Alexandr Popov 10 km Sprint 29:38.5 0 10
20 km Individual 57:53.1 0 4
Oleg Ryzhenkov 10 km Sprint 30:11.0 3 17
Vadim Sashurin 20 km Individual 1:01:09.8 2 28
Viktor Maigourov
Igor Khokhryakov
Oleg Ryzhenkov
Alexandr Popov 		4 × 7.5 kilometres relay 1:32:57.2 0 4
Women
Athlete Event Final
Time Pen. Rank
Irina Kokuyeva 7.5 km Sprint 26:38.4 2 6
15 km Individual 56:12.0 6 28
Lyudmila Lysenko 7.5 km Sprint 29:23.9 3 50
Svetlana Paramygina 7.5 km Sprint 26:09.9 2 Silver
15 km Individual 53:21.3 4 4
Nataliya Permyakova 7.5 km Sprint 28:26.9 4 38
15 km Individual 53:39.2 2 7
Nataliya Ryzhenkova 15 km Individual 59:26.9 9 49
Irina Kokuyeva
Nataliya Permyakova
Nataliya Ryzhenkova
Svetlana Paramygina 		4× 7.5 km Relay 1:54:55.1 8 6

Cross-country skiing

Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Final
Start Rank Time Rank Total Rank
Sergei Dolidovich 10 km Classical 28:02.8 70
15 km Free Pursuit +03:42 70 39:28.5 45 +7:21.7 51
30 km Free 1:20:36.5 37
Vasily Gorbachyov 30 km Free 1:24:17.9 57
50 km Classical 2:21:31.3 43
Viktor Kamotsky 10 km Classical 26:22.6 28
15 km Free Pursuit DNS
30 km Free 1:19:47.7 31
50 km Classical 2:15:02.9 21
Igor Obukhov 10 km Classical 27:29.2 62
15 km Free Pursuit +03:09 62 39:24.5 42 +6:44.7 46
50 km Classical 2:17:08.4 25
Vyacheslav Plaksunov 10 km Classical 27:12.1 53
15 km Free Pursuit +02:52 53 37:23.2 12 +4:26.4 21
30 km Free 1:18:57.7 27
Igor Obukhov
Viktor Kamotsky
Sergei Dolidovich
Vyacheslav Plaksunov 		4 × 10 km relay 1:49:23.7 12
Women
Athlete Event Final
Start Rank Time Rank Total Rank
Lyudmila Dideleva 5 km Classical 15:57.7 37
10 km Free Pursuit +01:49 37 31:58.9 48 +6:17.8 45
Yelena Piiraynen 5 km Classical 16:25.0 44
10 km Free Pursuit +02:17 44 31:49.4 45 +6:36.3 49
15 km Free 48:45.3 51
Svetlana Kamotskaya 5 km Classical 16:25.8 45
10 km Free Pursuit DNS
15 km Free 47:56.5 50
30 km Classical 1:36:51.0 44
Yelena Sinkevich 5 km Classical 15:50.2 34
10 km Free Pursuit DNF
15 km Free 45:45.4 33
30 km Classical 1:31:47.8 22
Yelena Piiraynen
Svetlana Kamotskaya
Lyudmila Dideleva
Yelena Sinkevich 		4 × 5 km relay 1:04:25.8 14

Figure skating

Main article: Figure skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Final
Short Program Rank Free Skating Total Rank
Alexander Murashko 12.0 24 23.0 35.0 23
Pairs
Athlete Final
Short Program Rank Free Skating Total Rank
Yelena Grigoryeva
Sergey Sheyko 		9.0 18 17.0 26.0 17
Ice Dancing
Athlete Final
Compulsory Dance 1 Rank Compulsory Dance 2 Rank Original Dance Rank Free Dance Total Rank
Tatiana Navka
Samvel Gezalian 		2.2 11 2.2 11 6.6 11 11.0 22.0 11

Freestyle skiing

Main article: Freestyle skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualifying Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Aleksey Parfenkov Aerials 228.49 1 Q 178.48 12
Aleksandr Penigin Moguls 19.41 28 Did Not Advance
Vasily Vorobyov Aerials 188.92 13 Did Not Advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualifying Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Yuliya Rakovich Aerials 152.10 5 Q 135.53 10

Nordic combined

Main article: Nordic combined at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Men's individual

Events:

Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country
time 		Total
rank
Points Rank
Sergey Zakharenko Individual 146.5 50 53:44.3 50

Ski jumping

Main article: Ski jumping at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event First Round Final
Points Rank Points Total Rank
Aleksandr Sinyavsky Large hill 22.7 57 46.9 69.6 54
Normal hill 93.5 44 85.5 179.0 38

Speed skating

Main article: Speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Final
Time Rank
Vitali Novichenko 1500 metres 1:57.50 35
5000 metres 7:17.55 32
Igor Zhelezovski 500 metres 36.73 10
1000 metres 1:12.72 Silver

Trivia

As of 2022, this is the only Olympic Games that Belarus competed under the tricolour white-red-white flag. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, the current national flag of green, red, and a red on white ornamental pattern was used.

References

  1. ^ Belarus at the 1994 Winter Olympics

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