The Most Famous

WRESTLERS from Belarus

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This page contains a list of the greatest Belarusian Wrestlers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,027 Wrestlers, 4 of which were born in Belarus. This makes Belarus the birth place of the 38th most number of Wrestlers behind Puerto Rico, and Poland.

Top 8

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

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1. Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko (1938 - 2000)

With an HPI of 45.40, Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko is the most famous Belarusian Wrestler.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.

Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko (Russian: Татьяна Дмитриевна Петренко-Самусенко; 2 November 1938 – 24 January 2000) was a Soviet fencer. She won gold medals in the team foil event at the 1960, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1962 Petrenko-Samusenko received a degree in engineering from a technical university in Minsk. In retirement she worked as a fencing coach. She was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour, Medal "For Distinguished Labour" and Medal "For Labour Valour". In March 1996, while her flat was being robbed, Petrenko-Samusenko jumped from a second-floor balcony. A rough landing resulted in multiple fractures in her spine and legs. She never recovered, and died in January 2000.

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2. Yuliya Ratkevich (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 27.63, Yuliya Ratkevich is the 2nd most famous Belarusian Wrestler.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Yuliya Ratkevich (Belarusian: Юлія Мікалаеўна Раткевіч; Łacinka: Julija Mikałajeŭna Ratkievič; born 16 July 1985) is a Belarusian-born Azerbaijani female wrestler. She is the 2012 Olympic bronze medalist in women's freestyle 55 kg. Early in her career, she competed for Belarus.

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3. Vanesa Kaladzinskaya (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 25.79, Vanesa Kaladzinskaya is the 3rd most famous Belarusian Wrestler.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Vanesa Valerieuna Kaladzinskaya (Belarusian: Ванэса Валер'еўна Каладзінская; born 27 December 1992, in Babruysk) is a Belarusian freestyle wrestler. She competed in the freestyle 48 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Zhuldyz Eshimova in the 1/8 finals, she was eliminated by Carol Huynh in the quarterfinals. In March 2021, she qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 53 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She won the gold medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania. In the final, she defeated Jonna Malmgren of Sweden.

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4. Iryna Kurachkina (b. 1994)

With an HPI of 24.92, Iryna Kurachkina is the 4th most famous Belarusian Wrestler.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Iryna Alyaksandrauna Kurachkina (Belarusian: Ірына Аляксандраўна Курачкіна; born 17 June 1994) is a Belarusian freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 57 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. Kurachkina is also a two-time bronze medalist at the World Wrestling Championships and a five-time medalist, including three golds, at the European Wrestling Championships. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.

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5. Maryia Mamashuk (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 23.02, Maryia Mamashuk is the 5th most famous Belarusian Wrestler.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Maryia Mamashuk (Belarusian: Марыя Русланаўна Мамашук; Łacinka: Maryja Rusłanaŭna Mamašuk; born 31 August 1992) is a Belarusian wrestler. Competing in the 63 kg division, she won silver medals at the 2014 European Championships and the 2016 Olympics. In 2016, she also won the European title in the 69 kg category. In 2021, she lost her bronze medal match in the women's 65 kg event at the World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.

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6. Dzianis Khramiankou (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 0.00, Dzianis Khramiankou is the 6th most famous Belarusian Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Dzianis Uladzimiravich Khramiankou (Belarusian: Дзяніс Уладзіміравіч Храмянкоў, born 10 July 1996) is a Belarusian freestyle wrestler. In 2018, he won the gold medal in the men's 97 kg event at the European U23 Wrestling Championship held in Istanbul, Turkey. A year later, he won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2019 World U23 Wrestling Championship in Budapest, Hungary. In 2020, he won one of the bronze medals in the men's 125 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. In March 2021, he qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in the men's 125 kg event. Two months after the Olympics, he competed in the men's 125 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway. He lost his bronze medal match in the men's 125 kg event at the 2024 European Wrestling Championships held in Bucharest, Romania. He competed at the 2024 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan and he earned a quota place for the Individual Neutral Athletes for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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7. Vasilisa Marzaliuk (b. 1987)

With an HPI of 0.00, Vasilisa Marzaliuk is the 7th most famous Belarusian Wrestler.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Vasilisa Aliaksandraŭna Marzaliuk (Belarusian: Васіліса Аляксандраўна Марзалюк; born 23 June 1987) is a Belarusian wrestler. She is a three-time World bronze medalist and the 2011 European silver medalist. In June 2015, she represented Belarus at the inaugural European Games, winning gold in the women's freestyle 75 kg. Marzaliuk appeared in the 72 kg category at the 2012 Summer Olympics, losing the bronze medal match to Spain's Maider Unda. She competed in women's freestyle 75 kg at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In the bronze medal match, she lost to China's Zhang Fengliu. In 2020, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76 kg event at the Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia. In March 2021, she qualified at the European Qualification Tournament to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In April 2021, she competed in the 76 kg event at the European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw, Poland.

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8. Mikita Sviryd (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 0.00, Mikita Sviryd is the 8th most famous Belarusian Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Mikita Sviryd (born 25 June 1996) is a Belarusian judoka. He is the silver medallist of the 2018 Judo Grand Prix The Hague and is scheduled to participate for Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

People

Pantheon has 8 people classified as Belarusian wrestlers born between 1938 and 1996. Of these 8, 7 (87.50%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Belarusian wrestlers include Yuliya Ratkevich, Vanesa Kaladzinskaya, and Iryna Kurachkina. The most famous deceased Belarusian wrestlers include Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko. As of April 2024, 4 new Belarusian wrestlers have been added to Pantheon including Vanesa Kaladzinskaya, Dzianis Khramiankou, and Vasilisa Marzaliuk.

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