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Nationality | Belarusian | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1999-09-09) 9 September 1999 (age 25) Krasnapollye, Belarus | ||||||||||||||
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Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yauheni Zalaty (Belarusian: Яўгеній Залаты; born 9 September 1999) is a rower from Belarus. He won a silver medal in the single sculls at the 2024 Paris Olympics competing as an Individual Neutral Athlete.
Career
He won a silver medal at the 2017 World Rowing Junior Championships in Trakai, Lithuania.
He won the B final at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in the Men's single sculls.
He won bronze in the single sculls at the 2024 World Rowing Cup II in Lucerne, Switzerland in May 2024.
He was granted selection to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris as an Individual Neutral Athlete in July 2024, despite the suspension of the Belarusian federation. He competed in the single sculls and won a silver medal.
On 17 September 2024, Zalaty alongside other state officials, including military, attended the official ceremony at the Palace of Independence where he was presented with state awards by Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko.
References
- "Yauheni Zalaty". World Rowing. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- "JUNIOR MEN'S DOUBLE (JM2X) – FINAL". World Rowing. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- "2024 European Rowing Championships – Men's Single Preview". Junior Rowing News. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- "Belarus' Yauheni Zalaty clinches bronze at 2024 World Rowing Cup II". Belta.by. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- Gordon, Anna (27 July 2024). "What Is AIN? How Russians and Belarusians Are Competing at the Olympics". Time. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- Treacy, Dan (26 July 2024). "Who are independent Olympic athletes? Meet the group competing under the AIN flag at 2024 Summer Olympics". Sporting News. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- "International Olympic Committee announces list of Belarusians who will compete at Olympics 2024". Pravda.com. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- "Olympics 2024: Belarus' Zalaty moves to men's single sculls quarterfinal". Belta.by. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- "Olympics: Germany's Oliver Zeidler wins gold in rowing". dw.com. 3 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- Conferment of state awards