Yahor Damaratski
Belarus
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| NOC | Belarus | |
| Born | 24 Mar 2000
in  Minsk | |
| Gender | Men |
| Residence | Minsk, BLR | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student | |
| Languages | Russian | |
| Higher education | Coaching - Belarusian State University of Physical Education: Minsk, BLR |
| Personal Bests | Event | Record | Date | Location | ||
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Personal Bests | ||||||
| Event | Record | Date | Location | |||
| 500m | 36.97 | 19 Mar 2023 |  Kolomna |
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| 1000m | 1:11.69 | 18 Mar 2023 | Kolomna |
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| 1500m | 1:49.01 | 04 Dec 2021 |  Salt Lake City, UT |
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| 5000m | 6:27.78 | 24 Jan 2021 |  Heerenveen |
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| 10000m | 13:53.28 | 20 Nov 2021 |  Stavanger |
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General Interest
General Interest
| Hobbies | Oil painting. (Athlete, 15 Jan 2021) | |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning gold at the 2021 Belarusian Allround Championships. (Athlete, 15 Jan 2021) | |
| Other sports | He represented Belarus in short track at the 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival [EYOF] in Erzurum, Turkiye. He has also competed in roller speed skating, including in the road marathon at the 2018 World Championships in Arnhem, Netherlands. (Athlete, 28 Nov 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 20 Jan 2021) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Reason for choosing this sport | "It is beautiful, I like speed." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Hero / Idol | Norwegian speed skater Sverre Lunde Pedersen, Dutch speed skater Patrick Roest. (Athlete, 28 Nov 2021) | |
| Awards and honours | He was named the 2020/21 Best Male Long Distance Speed Skater by the Skating Union of Belarus. (skating.by, 10 Apr 2021) He holds the title of Master of Sport in Belarus. (Athlete, 15 Jan 2021) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Sergey Minin [national], BLR; Ruslan Tobolich [national], BLR | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He took up the sport in 2010 in Minsk, Belarus. |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004131469241 |
General Interest
General Interest
| Injuries | In 2015 he fell off his bicycle and needed eight stitches in his knee. (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019) | |
| Most influential person in career | His parents. (Athlete, 28 Nov 2021) | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "All that is done, is done for the best." (Athlete, 15 Nov 2019) | |
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. (Athlete, 15 Jan 2021) |
| Championships results | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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Championships results
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| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit | 5 | |||
| 2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | Team Pursuit 8 Laps | 5 | |||
| 2021/2022 | European Single Distances Championships | Mass Start | 10 | |||
| 2019/2020 | European Single Distances Championships | Mass Start 16 Laps | 15 | |||
| World Cups | Year | Competition | Event | Rank | ||
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World Cups
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| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start | 25 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | 5000m | 30 | |||
| 2020/2021 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 33 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | Mass Start 16 Laps | 42 | |||
| 2019/2020 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 45 | |||
| 2021/2022 | World Cup Classification | 5000/10000m | 58 | |||