Sviatlana Kudzelich
Sviatlana Kudzelich at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1987-05-07) May 7, 1987
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Country Belarus
SportTrack and field
Event3000m steeplechase

Sviatlana Mikhailauna Kudzelich (Belarusian: Святлана Міхайлаўна Кудзеліч; born May 7, 1987, in Pinsk) is a Belarusian long-distance runner. She competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[1]Originally the silver medalist, in January 2024, following the disqualification for doping of Yelena Korobkina, Kudzelich was acknowledged as the 2015 European indoor champion over 3000 metres.[2]

Until September 2020, she worked in the Ministry of Emergency Situations as an inspector for training and sports in the sector of ideological work and staffing as a senior lieutenant. During the protests in Belarus on August 18, 2020, together with other Belarusian athletes, she signed an open letter condemning violence in the country and demanding new presidential elections. She was subsequently fired from the Ministry of Emergency Situations and deprived of her salary.[3][4] She was excluded from the national team too.[5] Her husband and coach Igar Zhavaranak was also repressed by Lukashenko's regime as his contract was not prolonged.[5] However, the couple continued preparing for the 2020 Summer Olympics on their own.[5]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Belarus
2009 European U23 Championships Kaunas, Lithuania 2nd 5000 m 16:03.85
5th 10,000 m 34:15.12
2010 European Championships Barcelona, Spain 8th 10,000 m 33:31.33
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland – 3000 m s'chase DQ
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 34th (h) 3000 m s'chase 9:54.77
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 4th 3000 m s'chase 9:30.99
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 1st 3000 m 8:48.02
World Championships Beijing, China — 3000 m s'chase DNF
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 22nd (h) 3000 m s'chase 9:32.93
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 13th (h) 3000 m 9:03.21
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 7th 10,000 m 32:46.34
23rd (h) 3000 m s'chase 9:47.89
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 32nd Marathon 3:00:38

References

  1. ↑ "KUDZELICH Sviatlana". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  2. ↑ "Muir awarded retrospective European Indoor bronze". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
  3. ↑ "«Требуем признать выборы недействительными». Почти 450 спортсменов и работников отрасли подписались под открытым письмом с требованиями к власти".
  4. ↑ «Лишили зарплаты, выкинули из сборной»: белорусская чемпионка Куделич описала репрессии / mk.ru
  5. 1 2 3 Руто, Дмитрий (2021-03-21). "Исключенная из сборной бегунья уехала готовиться к ОИ в Африку (помог фонд Герасимени) – живет в доме топ-спортсменки и удирала от силовиков без формы" (in Russian). BY.Tribuna.com. Archived from the original on 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2021-03-22.


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