Krystsina Tsimanouskaya

Krystsina Siarheyeuna Tsimanouskaya, also spelled Kryscina Cimanowska (born 19 November 1996 in Klimowicze) is a Polish-Belarusian sprinter. 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.

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya
Kryscina Cimanowska
Tsimanouskaya at the 2019 Summer Universiade
Personal information
CitizenshipPoland
Belarus
Born (1996-11-19) 19 November 1996
Klimowicze, Mohylewski Region, Belarus
Height168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight61.5 kg (136 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
ClubBFST Dynamo
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
European Games
2019 Minskteam event
2019 Minsk100 metres
Summer Universiade
2019 Naples200 metres
European Athletics U23 Championships
2017 Bydgoszcz100 metres
Representing  Poland
Polish Indoor Athletics Championships
Toruń 202360 metres

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.

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