Belarus men's national handball team
| Belarus | |||
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| Information | |||
| Association | Handball Federation of Belarus | ||
| Coach | Yuri Shevtsov | ||
| Assistant coach | Dzmitry Nikulenkau | ||
| Colours | |||
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| Results | |||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 5 (First in 1995) | ||
| Best result | 9th (1995) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 1994) | ||
| Best result | 8th (1994) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
The Belarus national handball team is the national handball team of Belarus.
In light of the launching of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Handball Federation in February 2022 suspended Belarus both in competitions for national teams and on the club level.[1] The International Handball Federation banned Belarus athletes and officials.[2] Referees, officials, and commission members from Belarus will not be called upon for future activities.[3]
Competitive record
[edit]World Championship
[edit]| World Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 1993 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1995 |
9/10th place | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 278 | 247 |
 1997 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1999
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 2001
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 2003
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 2005
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 2007
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 2009
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| 2011
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 2013 |
Round of 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 159 | 153 |
 2015 |
17/18th place | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 215 | 216 |
| 2017 |
Round of 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 156 | 186 |
 / 2019 |
did not qualify | |||||||
| 2021 |
Main round | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 171 | 162 |
 / 2023 |
Disqualified of the qualification because of the Russo-Ukrainian War[4] | |||||||
// 2025
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| 2027 |
to be determined | |||||||
| / 2029
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| // 2031
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| Total | 5/20 | – | 34 | 13 | 2 | 19 | 979 | 964 |
European Championship
[edit]| European Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1994 |
7th/8th place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 154 | 167 |
| 1996 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 1998
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| 2000
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| 2002
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 2004
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 2006
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| 2008 |
Preliminary round | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 101 |
 2010 |
did not qualify | |||||||
 2012
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| 2014 |
Main round | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 166 | 195 |
| 2016 |
Main round | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 167 | 189 |
| 2018 |
Main round | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 155 | 172 |
| 2020 |
Main round | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 209 | 217 |
  2022 |
Preliminary round | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 88 |
| 2024 |
Disqualified during qualification | |||||||
| 2026 |
To be determined | |||||||
| 2028
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| Total | 7/18 | – | 37 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 1012 | 1129 |
- * Colored background indicates that medal was won on the tournament.
- ** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.
Current squad
[edit]This is the list of players named for the friendly tournament in January, 2025.
| Nr. | Name | Position | Club |
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| 16 | Viachaslau Saldatsenka | Goalkeeper | GC Amicitia Zürich
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| 88 | Kanstantin Kavaliou | Goalkeeper |  SKA Minsk
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| 97 | Ihar Chernikau | Goalkeeper |  Saint Petersburg HC
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| 35 | Eduard Yarosh | Left wing | HC Meshkov Brest
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| 78 | Stanislav Sadouski | Left wing | SKA Minsk
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| 14 | Yauheni Nikanovich | Right wing | Saint Petersburg HC
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| 55 | Mikita Vailupau | Right wing | Veszprém KC
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| 2 | Dzmitry Khmialkou | Left back | Saint Petersburg HC
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| 3 | Uladzislau Kulesh | Left back | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
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| 7 | Artsiom Kulak | Playmaker | Saint Petersburg HC
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| 18 | Aleh Lunya | Playmaker | Saint Petersburg HC
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| 47 | Ihar Belyavski | Playmaker | RK Zagreb
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| 9 | Aleh Astrashapkin | Right back | Saint Petersburg HC
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| 24 | Stanislav Shabelnikov | Right back | HBC CSKA Moscow
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| 98 | Mikalai Aliokhin | Right back |  HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța
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| 4 | Matvei Barbashinski | Pivot | SKA Minsk
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| 27 | Mikita Pliuto | Pivot | HSG Konstanz
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| 50 | Artsem Karalek | Pivot | KS Kielce
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| 74 | Viachaslau Bokhan | Pivot | Saint Petersburg HC
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Statistics
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| Name | Goals | Average | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrej Paraschenko | 194 | 4.85 | |
| Sergei Gorbok | 193 | 4.60 | OB |
| Aleksej Orlov | 129 | 4.61 | |
| Aleksandr Tuchkin | 48 | 4.80 |
Notable players
[edit]- Sergei Gorbok (later Russia)
- Andrej Klimovets (later Germany)
- Siarhei Rutenka (interim Slovenia)
- Aleksandr Tuchkin (later Russia)
- Mikhail Yakimovich
References
[edit]- ^ 🖉"European Handball Federation suspends Russia and Belarus". handball-world.
- ^ "Russia and Belarus suspended by EHF". Handball Planet. 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Russia and Belarus suspended by EHF". Handball Planet. 1 March 2022.
- ^ "EHF decision on current competition structures". eurohandball.com. EHF. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
