Belarus at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Belarus at the 1994 Winter Olympics

Infobox Olympics Belarus
games=1994 Winter
competitors=33
sports=7
flagbearer=Igor Zhelezovski
officials=
gold=0
silver=2
bronze=0
total=2
rank=15

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

Silver

* Svetlana Paramygina — Biathlon, Women's 7.5 km sprint
* Igor Zhelezovski — Speed skating, Men's 1000 metres

Results and competitors by event


=Speed skating=

* Vitali Novichenko
* Igor Zhelezovski

Trivia

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

References

* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]


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