Yauheni Zalaty
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| Nationality | Belarusian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 1999[1] Krasnapollye, Belarus | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]He won a silver medal at the 2017 World Rowing Junior Championships in Trakai, Lithuania.[2]
He won the B final at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in the Men's single sculls.[3]
He won bronze in the single sculls at the 2024 World Rowing Cup II in Lucerne, Switzerland in May 2024.[4]
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.[5][6][7] He competed in the single sculls and won a silver medal.[8][9]
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.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "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