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Krystsina Tsimanouskaya

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya
Tsimanouskaya at the 2019 Summer Universiade
Personal information
CitizenshipPoland[1]
Belarus
Born (1996-11-19) 19 November 1996 (age 28)
Klimavichy, Belarus
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight61.5 kg (136 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
ClubBFST Dynamo
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk team event
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk 100 metres
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2019 Naples 200 metres
European Athletics U23 Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Bydgoszcz 100 metres
Representing  Poland
Polish Indoor Athletics Championships
Silver medal – second place Toruń 2023 60 metres

Krystsina Siarheyeuna Tsimanouskaya[a] (born 19 November 1996) is a Belarusian-born Polish sprinter.[2][3][4] She has won numerous medals at various events, including a silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2017 European U23 Championships, a gold medal in the 200 metres at the 2019 Summer Universiade, and a silver medal in the team event at the 2019 European Games.[5]

Tsimanouskaya qualified to represent Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 100 m and 200 m events. On 30 July 2021, during the Games, she accused officials from the Belarus Olympic Committee of forcing her to compete in the 4 × 400 metres relay and entering her name for the race without her consent. On 1 August 2021, she was taken to Tokyo's Haneda Airport against her will, where she refused to board a flight to Belarus. She was eventually given police protection and granted a humanitarian visa by Poland, where she was later given Polish citizenship.

In August 2023, the World Athletics Nationality Review Panel waived the normal three-year waiting period for nationality changes, allowing her to compete for Poland.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference euronews2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Tétrault-Farber, Gabrielle (7 August 2023). "Two years after Olympic defection, Belarusian sprinter cleared to race for Poland". Reuters. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Belarusian athlete who fled Lukashenko becomes Polish citizen". euronews. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. ^ Krystsina Tsimanouskaya at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Team results" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2020.


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