Belarus at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Belarus at the
2014 Winter Olympics
IOC codeBLR
NOCBelarus Olympic Committee
Websitewww.noc.by (in Russian and English)
in Sochi
Competitors26 in 5 sports
Flag bearers Aleksei Grishin (opening)[1][2]
Darya Domracheva (closing)[3]
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
5
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
6
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Poland (1924–1936)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)

Belarus competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. Belarus' team consisted of 26 athletes, competing in five sports.[4]

With five gold medals won this was Belarus' most successful Winter Olympics. The five gold medals was also the most won by the country at any Olympics since independence.[5]

  1. ^ "Alexei Grishin to carry Belarus' flag in Sochi". Belarusian Telegraph Agency. Minsk, Belarus. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). www.olympic.org. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Belarus' Olympic Team announced". www.mst.by. Belarus Sports and Tourism Ministry. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Sochi 2014 the most successful Olympics in Belarus' independent history". Belarusian Telegraph Agency. Minsk, Belarus. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.