Belarus at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Belarus at the
2016 Summer Olympics
IOC codeBLR
NOCBelarus Olympic Committee
Websitewww.noc.by (in Russian and English)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors124 in 21 sports
Flag bearers Vasil Kiryienka (opening)[1]
Ivan Tsikhan (closing)
Medals
Ranked 40th
Gold
1
Silver
4
Bronze
4
Total
9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Russian Empire (1900–1912)
 Poland (1924–1936)
 Soviet Union (1952–1988)
 Unified Team (1992)
 Individual Neutral Athletes (2024)

Belarus competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-Soviet era.

  1. ^ "Выбраны капитан и знаменосец белорусской олимпийской команды" [Captain and flag bearer of the Belarusian Olympic team selected] (in Belarusian). Belarus Olympic Committee. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.