Belarus 23rd in 2012 Olympic medal count

The London 2012 Olympics ended with a spectacular musical closing ceremony and the official handover to the next host city, Rio de Janeiro, on 12 August, BelTA has learnt.

The London 2012 Olympics ended with a spectacular musical closing ceremony and the official handover to the next host city, Rio de Janeiro, on 12 August, BelTA has learnt.

The Games ended with the U.S. topping the final medal table with 104 medals (46 golds, 29 silvers and 29 bronzes), followed by China with 38 golds. Great Britain, the Olympic host, came third with 29 golds.

Belarus ranked 23rd in the Olympic medal count clinching 13 medals (3, 5, 5).

Olympic champion titles were received by shooter Sergei Martynov, shot putter Nadzeya Astapchuk and tennis duo Victoria Azarenka/Max Mirnyi.

Aleksandra Gerasimenya snatched two silver medals. Silvers were also clinched by Raman Piatrushenka and Vadzim Makhneu in the K2 events, brothers Andrei and Aliaksandr Bahdanovich in the men's C2 1000m, and gymnasts Maryna Hancharova, Anastasia Ivankova, Anastasia Ivankova, Ksenia Sankovich, Natalia Leshchik and Aliaksandra Narkevich.

Victoria Azarenko and weightlifters Maryna Shkermankova and Iryna Kulesha, gymnast Liubov Charkashyna and the K4 team Nadzeya Papok, Volha Khudzenka, Iryna Pamialova and Maryna Pautaran won bronze medals.

Thirteen medals is Belarus’ worst performance at the Olympic Summer Games. In the Atlanta 1996 Belarus won 15 medals (1, 6, 8). In the Sydney 2000 there were 17 medals (3, 3, 11). Fifteen medals (2, 6, 7) were taken at the Athens 2004 and 19 (4, 5, 10) at the Beijing 2008.