Athletics
History
Athletics as a sport appeared in Belarus in 1913, when a circle of sports enthusiasts was established in Gomel. At the same time, the first running, jumping and throwing competitions were held. Then they began to practice this sport in Minsk, Mogilev (Sokol circle) and Brest (Sports Lovers Circle).
Athletics competitions first appeared at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens and have been included in the program of every subsequent Games since then. Since 1952, when Belarusian athletes as part of the USSR national team took part in the Olympic Games in Helsinki, representatives of our country have participated in all Olympiads. During this period, Belarusians have won 32 Olympic medals: 7 gold. 14 silver and 11 bronze.
The following athletes representing Minsk became Olympic champions and medalists:
Champions:
Romuald Klim – Hammer Throw (XVIII Tokyo Games, 1964)
Tatiana Ledovskaya – 4 x 400 m relay (XXIV Seoul Games, 1988)
Ellina Zvereva – discus throw (XXVII Sydney Games, 2000)
Silver medalists:
Mikhail Krivonosov – hammer throw (XVI Games in Melbourne, 1956)
Vladimir Goryaev – triple jump (XVII Games in Rome, 1960)
Romuald Klim – Hammer throw (XIX Games in Mexico City, 1968)
Vladimir Lovetsky – 4 x 100 m relay (XX Games in Munich, 1972)
Igor Lapshin – Triple jump (XXIV Seoul Games, 1988)
Tatyana Ledovskaya – 400 m s/w (XXIV Games in Seoul, 1988)
Natalia Shikolenko – javelin throw (XXV Barcelona Games, 1992)
Natalia Mikhnevich – shot put (XXIX Games in Beijing, 2008)
Bronze medalists:
Alexander Kovalenko – triple jump (XXIV Games in Seoul, 1988)
Ellina Zvereva – discus throw (XXVI Games in Atlanta, 1996)
Nadezhda Ostapchuk – shot put (XXIX Games in Beijing, 2008)
Andrey Mikhnevich – shot put (XXIX Games in Beijing, 2008)
Public Association “Belarusian Athletics Federation”
Address: Minsk, Kirova str., 8, building 6, NOS Dynamo, room 708
Chairman – Tikhon Ivan Grigorievich
Tel/fax: +375 (17) 365-21-83
Website: http://bfla.eu
Minsk city organization of the NGO “Belarusian Athletics Federation”
Chairman of the Board – Yakovlev Andrey Sergeevich
Specialized educational and sports institutions that develop athletics in Minsk:
The institution “Minsk city Center of the Olympic Reserve in athletics “Athlete”
Director – Batura Sergey Albinovich
Address: 16ZH Korzhenevsky Street, Minsk, 220064
Phone/fax: +375 (17) 379-73-95
Website: http://athlet.by
Establishment of the Minsk School of Trade Unions “Yunost”
Director – Anatoly Ivanovich Turov
Address: 53 Nezavisimosti Ave., 5N, Minsk, 220005
Phone: +375 (17) 326-49-57
The institution “Sports school “Burevestnik””
Director – Khotyanovich Irina Guryevna
Address: 109B Pobediteley Ave., Minsk, 220002
Phone: +375 (17) 238-00-77
Institution “Minsk Sports School No. 2” BFSO “Dynamo”
Director – Degtyarev Vladislav Georgievich
Address: 23 Dauman str., Minsk, 220002
Phone: +375 (17) 363-58-04
Website: http://dynamo.by/main/publications/objects/sdyushor/all/minsk-sdushor2