Back كريستسينا تسيمانوسكايا Arabic Крысціна Сяргееўна Ціманоўская Byelorussian Крысьціна Ціманоўская BE-X-OLD ক্রিস্টসিনা সিমানোস্কায়া Bengali/Bangla Krystsina Tsimanouskaya Catalan Kryscina Cimanouská Czech Kryszina Zimanouskaja German Κριστσίνα Τσιμανούσκαγια Greek Kristina Timanóvskaya Spanish Krõstsina Tsimanovskaja Estonian
.jpg) Tsimanouskaya at the 2019 Summer Universiade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citizenship | Poland[1] Belarus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 November 1996 Klimavichy, Belarus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 61.5 kg (136 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | BFST Dynamo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Krystsina Siarheyeuna Tsimanouskaya[a] (born 19 November 1996) is a Belarusian-born Polish sprinter.[2][3][4] She has won numerous medals at various events, including a silver medal in the 100 metres at the 2017 European U23 Championships, a gold medal in the 200 metres at the 2019 Summer Universiade, and a silver medal in the team event at the 2019 European Games.[5]
Tsimanouskaya qualified to represent Belarus at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the women's 100 m and 200 m events. On 30 July 2021, during the Games, she accused officials from the Belarus Olympic Committee of forcing her to compete in the 4 × 400 metres relay and entering her name for the race without her consent. On 1 August 2021, she was taken to Tokyo's Haneda Airport against her will, where she refused to board a flight to Belarus. She was eventually given police protection and granted a humanitarian visa by Poland, where she was later given Polish citizenship.
In August 2023, the World Athletics Nationality Review Panel waived the normal three-year waiting period for nationality changes, allowing her to compete for Poland.[6]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Belarusian athlete who fled Lukashenko becomes Polish citizen". euronews. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ Krystsina Tsimanouskaya at World Athletics
- ^ "Team results" (PDF). 2019 European Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ Tétrault-Farber, Gabrielle (7 August 2023). "Two years after Olympic defection, Belarusian sprinter cleared to race for Poland". Reuters. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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