Krystsina Tsimanouskaya
Krystsina Siarheyeuna Tsimanouskaya or Kristina Sergeyevna Timanovskaya (Belarusian: Крысціна Сяргееўна Ціманоўская, Łacinka: Kryscina Siarhiejeŭna Cimanoŭskaja, Belarusian pronunciation: [t͡simanˈɔwskaː]; Russian: Кристина Сергеевна Тимановская, Russian pronunciation: [tɪmənˈofskəː]; born on November 19, 1996) is a Polish[1][2] sprinter.[3] She won 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.[4]
.jpg) Tsimanouskaya at the 2019 Summer Universiade | |
| Personal information | |
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| Born | 19 November 1996
(aged 29) Klimavichy, Belarus |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 m, 200 m |
| Club | BFST Dynamo |
2020 Olympics
Tsimanouskaya was about to be part of the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m events. Belarus and the country's Olympic committee forced her to run in the 4 × 400 m relay race, even though she did not want to.[5] Belarusian sports representatives just did not make enough doping tests for other 4 × 400 m relay race sprinters.[5] But Tsimanouskaya has never run in this event as a sprinter.[5]
On July 30, 2021, during the Games, she took it to her Instagram and said bad things about the Belarus Olympic Committee.[5] On August 1, 2021, she was taken to Haneda Airport by the representatives of the Belarusian Olympic team against her will.[5] She was forced into taking a flight in Belarus.[5] She was afraid to come back home and did not want to go to Belarus.[5] She contacted Japanese police in Haneda Airport.[5] Japanese police offered her protection.[5] Then she asked for asylum in Poland.[5] Its embassy in Japan took her in on August 2, 2021.[6]
International events
Representing  Belarus
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| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 6th | 100 m | 11.85 |
| 17th (h) | 200 m | 24.51 | |||
| 2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 12th (sf) | 60 m | 7.39 |
| European U23 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | 100 m | 11.54 | |
| 4th | 200 m | 23.32 | |||
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 31st (h) | 60 m | 7.37 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 13th (sf) | 100 m | 11.34 | |
| 10th (sf) | 200 m | 23.03 | |||
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 7th | 60 m | 7.26 |
| Universiade | Naples, Italy | 6th | 100 m | 11.44 | |
| 1st | 200 m | 23.00 | |||
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 26th (h) | 200 m | 23.22 | |
| European Games | Minsk, Belarus | 2nd | team | TBC | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | – | 60 m | DQ |
| 2020 Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan | 38th (h) | 100 m | 11.47 | |
| – | 200 m | DNC | |||
Representing  Poland
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| 2023 | Polish Indoor Athletics Championships | Toruń, Poland | 2nd | 60 m | 7.25 |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 11.04 (+0.7 m/s, Minsk 2018)
- 200 metres – 22.75 (+1,0 m/s Warsaw 2023)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 7.21 (Mogilyov 2017, Minsk 2019, Luxembourg 2024)
- 200 metres – 23.45 (Toruń 2023)
Personal life
She was married to sprinter Arseniy Zdanevich.[7] He was afraid of getting in trouble over his wife's words and went to Ukraine in August 2021.[7] Krystsina Tsimanouskaya's parents told Krystsina Tsimanouskaya not to return to Belarus. There was information that Belarusian police locked in on them and Krystsina Tsimanouskaya's grandmother.[6]
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya Media
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya with Polish Minister of Culture, National Heritage and Sport Piotr Gliński in August 2021
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References
- ↑ Tétrault-Farber, Gabrielle (2023-08-07). "Two years after Olympic defection, Belarusian sprinter cleared to race for Poland" (in en). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/sports/athletics/two-years-after-olympic-defection-belarusian-sprinter-cleared-race-poland-2023-08-07/. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ↑ Belarusian athlete who fled Lukashenko becomes Polish citizen (in en). euronews (2022-09-02). Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- ↑
- REDIRECT Template:World Athletics
- ↑ Team results. 2019 European Games. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 Brunner, Simone. Von der Sprinterin zur Staatsfeindin (in de) (2021-08-02)Die Zeit. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Roth, Andrew. Belarus sprinter faces long exile in Poland after seeking refuge (2021-08-02)The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Roth, Andrew. Belarus athlete who refused to fly home is granted Polish visa (in en) (2021-08-02)The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-08-02.