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, 8 of which were born in Belarus. This makes Belarus the birth place of the 33rd most number of Wrestlers behind Australia, and Romania.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 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. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Belarusian Wrestlers.

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1. Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko (1938 - 2000)

With an HPI of 52.95, 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. Sergey Lishtvan (b. 1970)

With an HPI of 43.73, Sergey Lishtvan is the 2nd most famous Belarusian Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Sergey Lishtvan (born November 5, 1970) is a Belarusian wrestler, born in Minsk. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight (90–100 kg) category. He also competed at the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, but could not win a medal.

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3. Yuliya Ratkevich (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 42.60, Yuliya Ratkevich is the 3rd most famous Belarusian Wrestler.  Her biography has been translated into 20 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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4. Aleksey Medvedev (b. 1972)

With an HPI of 42.53, Aleksey Medvedev is the 4th most famous Belarusian Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Aleksei Vladimirovich Medvedev (Russian: Алексей Владимирович Медведев; Belarusian: Аляксей Мядзведзеў; born 5 October 1972 in Minsk) is a Belarusian wrestler. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Freestyle Heavyweight (130 kg) category.

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5. Mikhail Siamionau (b. 1984)

With an HPI of 39.19, Mikhail Siamionau is the 5th most famous Belarusian Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Mikhail Uladzimiravich Siamionau (Belarusian: Міхаіл Сямёнаў) (born 30 July 1984 in Minsk) is a Belarusian wrestler. Siamionau won a bronze medal in men's Greco-Roman wrestling in the 66 kg (146 lb) category at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

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6. Maryia Mamashuk (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 38.65, Maryia Mamashuk is the 6th most famous Belarusian Wrestler.  Her biography has been translated into 21 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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7. Viachaslau Makaranka (b. 1975)

With an HPI of 38.19, Viachaslau Makaranka is the 7th most famous Belarusian Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 14 different languages.

Viachaslau Makaranka (born September 19, 1975) is a wrestler from Belarus who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal at the latter.

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8. Iryna Kurachkina (b. 1994)

With an HPI of 36.69, Iryna Kurachkina is the 8th most famous Belarusian Wrestler.  Her biography has been translated into 22 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 three-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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9. Vanesa Kaladzinskaya (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 36.49, Vanesa Kaladzinskaya is the 9th most famous Belarusian Wrestler.  Her biography has been translated into 20 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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10. Vasilisa Marzaliuk (b. 1987)

With an HPI of 33.34, Vasilisa Marzaliuk is the 10th most famous Belarusian Wrestler.  Her biography has been translated into 12 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.

People

Pantheon has 12 people classified as Belarusian wrestlers born between 1938 and 1996. Of these 12, 11 (91.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Belarusian wrestlers include Sergey Lishtvan, Yuliya Ratkevich, and Aleksey Medvedev. The most famous deceased Belarusian wrestlers include Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko. As of April 2024, 4 new Belarusian wrestlers have been added to Pantheon including Sergey Lishtvan, Aleksey Medvedev, and Mikhail Siamionau.

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