Viyaleta Skvartsova

Viyaleta Maksimauna Skvartsova is a Belarusian athlete specialising in the triple jump. She represented her country at the 2021 European Indoor Championships finishing fourth. Earlier she won a bronze medal at the 2019 European U23 Championships.

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Personal bests

Outdoor

Long jump – 6.37
Triple jump – 14.17

Indoor

Long jump – 6.56
Triple jump – 14.39

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. 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.