History

Belarus made its first Summer Olympic Games appearance in 1996 after gaining independence from the Soviet Union and has competed ever since. The nation is one of the more successful post-Soviet nations as they send over 100 athletes to each game, competing in a variety of sports, notably in gymnastics and wrestling.

Belarus has medaled at each Olympics it has participated in, winning between 9-17 medals for a total of 77 medals in 13 sports. The most successful sports include athletics (14), gymnastics (11) and wrestling (11). Four summer athletes have won four medals for Belarus; rower Ekaterina Karsten (medals in 1996-2008), canoeists Vadzim Makhneu and Raman Piatrushenka (medals in 2004-2012) and gymnast Vitaly Scherbo (medals in 1996). In 2016 Belarus won nine medals.

Qualified Quotas

Athletics

Women’s Events

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Women’s Marathon	Volha Mazuronak
	Nina Savina
Women’s Shot Put	Aliona Dubitskaya

Swimming

Men’s Events

Event	Qualifying Athletes	Selected Athletes
Men’s 100m Breaststroke	Ilya Shymanovich