Belarus at the Olympics

Belarus at the
Olympics
Belarus at the; Olympics
IOC code	BLR
NOC	Belarus Olympic Committee
Website	www.noc.by (in Russian and English)
Medals; Ranked 45th	Gold 21 Silver 37 Bronze 47 Total 105
Summer appearances
	1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
Winter appearances
	1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;
Other related appearances
	Russian Empire (1900–1912); Poland (1924–1936); Soviet Union (1952–1988); Unified Team (1992); Individual Neutral Athletes (2024)

Athletes from Belarus began their Olympic participation at the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki, Finland, as part of the Soviet Union (IOC code: URS).^[1] After the Soviet Union disbanded in 1991, Belarus, along with four of the other fourteen former Soviet republics, competed in the 1992 Winter Olympics (held in Albertville, France) as the Unified Team. Later in 1992, Belarus joined eleven republics to compete as the Unified Team at the Summer Games in Barcelona, Spain. Two years later, Belarus competed for the first time as an independent nation in the 1994 Winter Olympics, held in Lillehammer, Norway.

With a total of 105 medals, Belarus is ranked third amongst post-Soviet states, after Russia and Ukraine. Since 1994, Belarus has won medals at each Winter and Summer Olympics it has participated in.

In 2022, in response to the Belarus-assisted Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian athletes were temporarily suspended by the International Olympic Committee.^[2] In January 2023, the International Olympic Committee announced plans to allow Belarusian athletes to participate at the 2024 Summer Olympics as neutrals.^[3]^[4] (see also: 2024 Summer Olympics § Participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes)

^ International Olympic Committee Helsinki 1952 Olympics Overview. Retrieved July 14, 2007.
^ "IOC pushes to cancel events in Russia, Belarus". 25 February 2022.
^ Miller, David (6 January 2023). "Western nations considering Paris 2024 boycott if Russia is allowed to compete". Inside the games. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
^ Llewellyn, Liam (2 February 2023). "'Up to 40 countries' could boycott Olympic Games making Paris 2024 "pointless"". Mirror. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

[1] International Olympic Committee Helsinki 1952 Olympics Overview. Retrieved July 14, 2007.

[2] "IOC pushes to cancel events in Russia, Belarus". 25 February 2022.

[3] Miller, David (6 January 2023). "Western nations considering Paris 2024 boycott if Russia is allowed to compete". Inside the games. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

[4] Llewellyn, Liam (2 February 2023). "'Up to 40 countries' could boycott Olympic Games making Paris 2024 "pointless"". Mirror. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.

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