Belarusian Female Athletes

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya has won several titles and medals, including 2 European Games silver medals and a Summer Universiade gold medal. During the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, she accused her team officials of forcing her to participate in an event and later took refuge in Poland to avoid action against her.

Yulia Nestsiarenka is a Belarusian athlete who specialized in the 100 metres event. She is best known for winning a gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. She also won a bronze medal at the 2004 World Indoor Championships, 2005 World Championships, and 2006 European Championships. Currently, Nestsiarenka is one of the members of the Belarus Olympic Committee.

Yuliya Balykina was a Belarusian sprinter who competed at the 2012 Olympics where she participated in the women's 4×100 metres relay and the women's 100 metres events. In 2013, she was banned for two years after testing positive for drostanolone in a doping test. In 2015, Balykina was found dead near Minsk and her former boyfriend confessed to the murder.

Alina Talay is a Belarusian athlete who specializes in 100-meter hurdles. She achieved popularity in 2012 when she won a gold medal at the European Championships in Helsinki, Finland. In the same year, she went on to win a bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships. In 2015, Alina Talay won a bronze medal at the World Championships.

Belarusian athlete Elvira Herman has not just won a European Championship gold but has also bagged a team silver at the 2019 European Games. She is a master of sprint hurdles and represents the club SK FPB. She specializes in the 100m and 60m hurdles.

Belarusian hammer thrower Aksana Miankova was a teenager when she began training in the sport. Though she won a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she lost it after testing positive for banned drugs. She is the second-best thrower of all time, after German thrower Betty Heidler

Dzinara Alimbekava is a Kazakhstan-born biathlete who represents Belarus in international competitions. She is best known for winning a gold medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. She also won a bronze medal at the 2019 European Championships in Raubichi. A professionally trained pianist, Dzinara Alimbekava also skates and practices snowboarding.

Iryna Zhuk is a Belarusian athlete who specializes in pole vaulting. She is best known for winning the bronze medal at the European Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland. Iryna Zhuk has also represented Belarus at the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics, reaching the final in the latter event.

Karyna Demidik is a Belarusian athlete who specializes in high jump. She started hogging the limelight in 2017 when she won a silver medal at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Grosseto, Italy. She then went on to win a gold medal at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland.

Vasilisa Marzaliuk is a Belarusian wrestler who has represented her country in important tournaments like the World Championships and European Championships, winning three bronze medals and a silver medal so far in both tournaments. Vasilisa Marzaliuk is perhaps best known for winning a gold medal each at the 2015 and 2019 European Games.

Retired athlete Tatyana Ledovskaya competed for the USSR and later for Belarus. Her achievements include winning silver medal in 400 metre hurdles and gold with teammates in 4x400 metres relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics; and gold in 400 m hurdles and gold in 4×400 m relay at the 1991 World Championships.  

Nadezhda Skardino is a Belarusian retired biathlete who competed at the 2014 and 2018 Olympic Games, winning a bronze medal and a gold medal respectively. She also represented Belarus at the 2007 and 2016 European Championships, winning a bronze medal and a gold medal respectively. At the 2011 World Championships, Nadezhda Skardino won a bronze medal.