Viyaleta Skvartsova
Belarusian triple jumper
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Viyaleta Maksimauna Skvartsova (Belarusian: Віялета Максімаўна Скварцова; born 15 April 1998) is a Belarusian athlete specialising in the triple jump.[1] She represented her country at the 2021 European Indoor Championships finishing fourth. Earlier she won a bronze medal at the 2019 European U23 Championships.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 April 1998 Vitebsk, Belarus |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | Triple jump, long jump |
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Belarus | |||||
| 2015 | World Youth Championships | Cali, Colombia | 7th | Long jump | 6.19 m |
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 14th (q) | Long jump | 5.52 m |
| 2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 1st | Triple jump | 14.21 m |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 21st (q) | Triple jump | 13.82 m |
| 2019 | European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 3rd | Triple jump | 13.79 m |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 4th | Triple jump | 14.35 m |
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 18th (q) | Triple jump | 14.05 m | |
Personal bests
Outdoor
- Long jump – 6.37 (+0.4 m/s, Brest 2020)
- Triple jump – 14.17 (-0.3 m/s, Brest 2020)
Indoor
- Long jump – 6.56 (Tartu 2020)
- Triple jump – 14.39 (Toruń 2021)
Protest over misplayed anthem
At the Medal Ceremony at the 2017 European U20 Championships, Skvartsova stepped off of the podium and stood nearby when the anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina was played instead of the anthem of Belarus.[2] Skvartsova waited for the flag to be raised, and then walked some distance from the podium, and waited in silent protest for the music to finish. After the music stopped, she spoke with officials, who appeared to ask her to take part in the remainder of the ceremony, which Skvartsova politely declined to do.[3]
