Aliaksei Ivanou (born 17 May 1980) is a Belarus

Belarus

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ian cross-country skier

Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...

 who has competed swince 2004. At the 2010 Winter Olympics

2010 Winter Olympics

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 in Vancouver

Vancouver

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, he finished 45th in the 50 km, 48th in the 30 km mixed pursuit, and 60th in the 15 km events.

Iavnou's best finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

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 was 13th in the 4 x 10 km relay at Sapporo in 2007 while his best individual finish was 36th in the 50 km event at those sam championships.

His best World Cup finish was ninth in a 4 x 10 km relay at Norway

Norway

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 in 2009 while his best individual finish was 42nd in a 30 km event at France

France

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in 2006.