Belarus at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Belarus competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. They delegated 20 athletes (10 men, 10 women) to the Summer Paralympics.^[1] They competed in athletics, judo, rowing, swimming and wheelchair fencing.^[2]

Belarus at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	BLR
NPC	Paralympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	20 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Aliaksandr Tryputs
Medals Ranked 19th	Gold 8 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 10
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Other related appearances
Soviet Union (1988)  Unified Team (1992)

Disability classifications

Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.^[3][4] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.^[5]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Ihar Boki	Swimming	Men's 100m butterfly S13	8 September
Gold	Ihar Boki	Swimming	Men's 200m individual medley SM13	10 September
Gold	Ihar Boki	Swimming	Men's 400m freestyle S13	12 September
Gold	Andrei Pranevich	Wheelchair fencing	Men's épée B	13 September
Gold	Uladzimir Izotau	Swimming	Men's 100m breaststroke SB12	13 September
Gold	Ihar Boki	Swimming	Men's 50m freestyle S13	14 September
Gold	Ihar Boki	Swimming	Men's 100m freestyle S13	16 September
Gold	Ihar Boki	Swimming	Men's 100m backstroke S13	17 September
Bronze	Aliaksandr Tryputs	Athletics	Men's javelin throw F54	9 September
Bronze	Ihar Boki	Swimming	Men's 100m breaststroke SB13	11 September

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Men

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Position
Siarhei Burdukou	Long jump T12	6.98 PB	5
Andrei Mukha	Javelin throw F12	56.32 PB	7
Aliaksandr Subota	Long jump T47	5.88	14
	Javelin throw F46	44.75	11
Aliaksandr Tryputs	Javelin throw F54	23.56

Women

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Position
Anna Kaniuk	Long jump T12	5.45	5
Tamara Sivakova	Shot put F12	11.24	6

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Aliaksandr Kazlou	−81 kg	Safarov (AZE) L 000–110	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Arina Kachan	+70 kg	Garcia (USA) W 101–000	Alimova (UZB) L 000–100	Bye	Taşbağ (TUR) L 000s3–000s1	5

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top eight finish at the 2015 FISA World Rowing Championships in a medal event. Belarus qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the AS Women's Single Sculls event with a fifth-place finish in a time of 05:38.39.^[6][7]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Liudmila Vauchok	Women's single sculls	5:44.98	3 R	5:45.38	2 FA	5:34.16	5

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The top two finishers in each Rio medal event at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships earned a qualifying spot for their country for Rio. Ihar Boki earned Belarus a spot after winning gold in the Men's 50m Freestyle S13.^[8][9]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ihar Boki	50m freestyle S13	23.73 PR	1 Q	23.44 PR
	100m freestyle S13	51.45 PR	1 Q	50.90 PR
	400m freestyle S13	4:02.23	1 Q	3:55.62 PR
	100m backstroke S13	56.82 PR	1 Q	56.68 WR
	100m breaststroke SB13	1:06.79	3 Q	1:06.71
	100m butterfly S13	54.54 PR	1 Q	53.85 WR
	200m individual medley SM13	2:06.13 PR	1 Q	2:04.02 PR
Uladzimir Izotau	50m freestyle S12	25.69	11	Did not advance
	100m breaststroke SB12	1:07.52	1 Q	1:06.82 PR
Hryhory Zudzilau	50m freestyle S11	27.11	5 Q	27.02	5
	100m freestyle S11	1:00.27	4 Q	1:00.21	6
	100m backstroke S11	1:14.39	9	Did not advance
	100m butterfly S11	—	1:08.64	6
	200m individual medley SM11	2:34.53	3 Q	2:30.72	5

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Natallia Shavel	50m backstroke S5	50.36	7 Q	50.41	8
	100m breaststroke SB4	2:02.11	5 Q	2:00.71	5
	50m butterfly S5	49.78	5 Q	47.55	7
	200m individual medley SM5	3:41.11	5 Q	3:39.61	4
Aliaksandra Svadkouskaya	50m freestyle S10	30.52	17	Did not advance
	100m breaststroke SB9	1:27.08	8 Q	1:25.74	8
Anastasiya Zudzilava	100m backstroke S13	1:15.72	8 Q	1:16.32	8
	100m breaststroke SB13	1:20.01	4 Q	1:19.79	7
	200m individual medley SM13	2:44.78	13	Did not advance

Wheelchair fencing

Main article: Wheelchair fencing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Martyn Kavalenia	Foil A	Tokatlian (FRA) L 1–5	Pender (POL) L 1–5	Chan W K (HKG) L 3–5	Sun G (CHN) L 0–5	Lambertini (ITA) L 3–5	6	Did not advance
Andrei Pranevich	Épée B	Ifebe (FRA) W 5–1	Coutya (GBR) L 4–5	Tam C S (HKG) L 4–5	Naumenko (UKR) L 3–5	—	4 Q	Coutya (GBR) W 15–13	Naumenko (UKR) W 15–8	Ali (IRQ) W 15–14

Women

Athlete	Event	Group stage						Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Aliona Halkina	Foil A	Mogos (ITA) W 5–4	Ng J C (HKG) L 3–5	Rong J (CHN) L 2–5	Bernard (FRA) L 1–5	Hajmasi (HUN) L 1–5	11	Did not advance
	Épée A	Deluca (USA) W 5–3	Burdon (POL) W 5–1	Zou X (CHN) L 3–5	Collis (GBR) W 5–4	Krajnyak (HUN) W 5–4	3 Q	Krajnyak (HUN) L 12–15	Did not advance
Anastasiya Kastsiuchkova	Épée B	Makrytskaya (BLR) L 1–5	Chan Y C (HKG) W 5–2	Dani (HUN) W 5–0	Jana (THA) W 5–2	Zhou J (CHN) W 5–4	1 Q	Zhou J (CHN) L 4–15	Did not advance
Alesia Makrytskaya	Foil B	Vio (ITA) L 0–5	Khetsuriani (GEO) W 5–2	Briese-Bätke (GER) W 5–3	Chung Y P (HKG) W 5–0	Yao F (CHN) L 0–5	3 Q	Yao F (CHN) L 11–15	Did not advance
	Épée B	Anastasiya Kastsiuchkova (BLR) W 5–1	Dani (HUN) W 5–4	Jana (THA) L 2–5	Zhou J (CHN) L 4–5	Chan Y C (HKG) L 2–5	8 Q	Briese-Bätke (GER) L 9–15	Did not advance
Aliona Halkina Anastasiya Kastsiuchkova Alesia Makrytskaya	Foil team	Hungary L 23–45	China L 11–45	—	3	—	Did not advance	Brazil W 45–27	5
	Épée team	Hungary L 35–45	China L 29–45	—	3	—	Did not advance	Brazil W 45–29	5

See also

• Belarus at the Paralympics
• Belarus at the 2016 Summer Olympics