The Most Famous

GYMNASTS from Belarus

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This page contains a list of the greatest Belarusian Gymnasts. The pantheon dataset contains 370 Gymnasts, 5 of which were born in Belarus. This makes Belarus the birth place of the 14th most number of Gymnasts behind Switzerland, and Greece.

Top 8

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Belarusian Gymnasts of all time. This list of famous Belarusian Gymnasts is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Olga Korbut (b. 1955)

With an HPI of 65.69, Olga Korbut is the most famous Belarusian Gymnast.  Her biography has been translated into 52 different languages on wikipedia.

Olga Valentinovna Korbut (born 16 May 1955) is a retired Belarusian gymnast who competed for the Soviet Union. Nicknamed the "Sparrow from Minsk", she won four gold medals and two silver medals at the Summer Olympic Games, in which she competed in 1972 and 1976 for the Soviet team, and was the inaugural inductee to the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1988. Korbut retired from gymnastics in 1977 at the age of 22, considered young for gymnasts of the period, but her influence and legacy in gymnastics were far-reaching. Korbut's 1972 Olympic performances are widely credited as redefining gymnastics, changing the sport from emphasising ballet and elegance to acrobatics, as well as changing gymnastics from a niche sport to one of the most popular sports in the world. She emigrated to the United States in 1991, where she lives and trains gymnasts, and became a citizen in 2000.

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2. Vitaly Scherbo (b. 1972)

With an HPI of 46.82, Vitaly Scherbo is the 2nd most famous Belarusian Gymnast.  His biography has been translated into 39 different languages.

Vitaly Venediktovich Scherbo (or Shcherbo; Russian: Виталий Венедиктович Щербо, or Shcherba; Belarusian: Віталь Венядзіктавіч Шчэрба, Vital' Venjadziktavich Shcherba, born 13 January 1972) is a Belarusian former artistic gymnast. One of the most successful gymnasts of all time, he is the only male gymnast ever to have won a world title in all 8 events (individual all-around in 1993, team in 1991, floor in 1994, 1995 and 1996, horizontal bar in 1994, parallel bars in 1993 and 1995, pommel horse in 1992, rings in 1992, vault in 1993 and 1994). He was the most successful athlete at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning 6 of 8 events – team, all-around, and 4 of the 6 event finals.

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3. Svetlana Boginskaya (b. 1973)

With an HPI of 40.88, Svetlana Boginskaya is the 3rd most famous Belarusian Gymnast.  Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages.

Svetlana Leonidovna Boginskaya (Belarusian: Святлана Леанідаўна Багінская, romanized: Sviatlana Lieanidauna Bahinskaya; born February 9, 1973) is a former artistic gymnast for the Soviet Union and Belarus of Belarusian origin. She is a three-time Olympic champion, with an individual gold medal on vault from the 1988 Summer Olympics and team gold medals from the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics.

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4. Marina Lobatch (b. 1970)

With an HPI of 35.51, Marina Lobatch is the 4th most famous Belarusian Gymnast.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Marina Vikentyevna Lobatch (Belarusian: Марына Вікенцьеўна Лобач, Russian: Марина Викентьевна Лобач; born 26 June 1970) is a former Soviet individual rhythmic gymnast. She is the 1988 Olympic champion, 1987 world gold medalist in hoop and 1988 European gold medalist in rope and ribbon.

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5. Melitina Staniouta (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 24.73, Melitina Staniouta is the 5th most famous Belarusian Gymnast.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Melitina Dmitryevna Staniouta (Belarusian: Меліціна Дзмітрыеўна Станюта, Russian: Мелитина Дмитриевна Станюта; born 15 November 1993) is a Belarusian retired individual rhythmic gymnast. She is a three-time (2015, 2013, 2010) World all-around bronze medalist, the 2015 European Games all-around bronze medalist, the 2014 European Championships all-around silver medalist, and 2009 Grand Prix Final all-around bronze medalist.

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6. Uladzislau Hancharou (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 24.42, Uladzislau Hancharou is the 6th most famous Belarusian Gymnast.  His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.

Uladzislau Alehavich Hancharou (Belarusian: Уладзіслаў Алегавіч Ганчароў; born 2 December 1995) is a Belarusian male trampoline gymnast. He is the 2016 Olympic champion in men's individual trampoline.

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7. Ivan Litvinovich (b. 2001)

With an HPI of 24.12, Ivan Litvinovich is the 7th most famous Belarusian Gymnast.  His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Ivan Uladzimiravich Litvinovich (Belarusian: Іван Уладзіміравіч Літвіновіч; born 26 June 2001) is a Belarusian trampoline gymnast. In 2021, he won the gold medal in the men's trampoline event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. This was also the first medal for Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In 2019, he won the silver medal in the men's individual event at the 2019 Trampoline World Championships held in Tokyo, Japan. In 2018, he competed in the boys' trampoline and mixed multi-discipline team events at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina without winning a medal. In the individual event he qualified to compete in the final where he finished in 4th place with a score of 57.150.

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8. Alina Harnasko (b. 2001)

With an HPI of 21.45, Alina Harnasko is the 8th most famous Belarusian Gymnast.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Alina Aliaksandraŭna Harnasko (Belarusian: Аліна Аляксандраўна Гарнасько; Russian: Али́на Александро́вна Горносько́; born 9 August 2001) is a Belarusian individual rhythmic gymnast and former junior rhythmic gymnastics group gymnast. She is the 2020 Olympic all-around bronze medalist, 2021 World Championships all-around silver medalist and ribbon gold medalist, 2020 European all-around silver medalist, and twice Grand Prix final all-around silver medalist (2018 & 2020).

People

Pantheon has 8 people classified as Belarusian gymnasts born between 1955 and 2001. Of these 8, 8 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Belarusian gymnasts include Olga Korbut, Vitaly Scherbo, and Svetlana Boginskaya. As of April 2024, 3 new Belarusian gymnasts have been added to Pantheon including Marina Lobatch, Melitina Staniouta, and Alina Harnasko.

Living Belarusian Gymnasts

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