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Vasiliy Kaptyukh
Vasiliy Borisovich Kaptyukh (Belarusian: Васіль Барысавіч Капцюх; Russian: Василий
Vasiliy Kaptyukh
Борисович Каптюх; born June 27, 1967, in Maladzyechna) is a Belarusian former discus
thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 1996. He has in fact never won gold or silver Personal information
medals in major competitions, and finished fourth in major contests such as the 2000 and Native name Васіль Барысавіч Капцюх
2004 Summer Olympics, despite setting his personal best throw at the former, with 67.59
Full name Vasiliy Borisovich Kaptyukh
metres.
Nationality Belarusian
His father Boris and aunt Vera Kaptyukh were also prominent athletes. Born June 27, 1967 (age 58)
Maladzyechna, Byelorussian
He made his first international appearance at the 1985 European Athletics Junior SSR, Soviet Union
Championships, where he finished third to win the discus bronze medal.[1]
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
He retired from international athletics in June 2010.[2] Weight 120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
His son, Roman Kaptyukh, was among the victims of the 2011 Minsk Metro bombing.[3]
Country Soviet Union (1985-1991)
Belarus (1992-2005)
Achievements Sport Athletics
Event Discus throw
Achievements representing Soviet Union Turned pro 1985
Year Competition Venue Position Notes Retired 2010
1985 European Junior Championships Cottbus, East Germany 3rd 57.18 m Achievements and titles
1986 World Junior Championships Athens, Greece 3rd 58.22 m Olympic Atlanta 1996: Discus throw;
finals Bronze
1990 European Championships Split, Yugoslavia 4th 63.72 m
1991 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 5th (qualifiers) Withdrew injured World finals Gothenburg 1995: Discus
throw; Bronze
Achievements representing Belarus Paris 2003: Discus throw;
Year Competition Venue Position Notes Bronze
1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 7th 61.64 m Personal 67.59 m (2000)
best
World Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 3rd 65.88 m
1995 Medal record
IAAF Grand Prix Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 4th 66.30 m
Men's Athletics
1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, United States 3rd 65.80 m
Representing Belarus
World Championships Athens, Greece 11th 60.12 m
1997 Olympic Games
IAAF Grand Prix Final Fukuoka, Japan 7th 61.80 m
1996 Atlanta Discus
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 4th 67.59 m
World Championships
World Championships Edmonton, Canada 6th 66.25 m 1995 Gothenburg Discus
2001
IAAF Grand Prix Final Melbourne, Australia 8th 61.60 m 2003 Paris Discus
World Championships Paris, France 3rd 66.51 m
2003
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 3rd 65.85 m
Olympic Games Athens, Greece 4th 65.10 m
2004
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 6th 63.03 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 9th (qualifiers) 61.04 m
References
1. European Junior Championships (http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ejm.htm). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-07.
2. 2003 world champion Irina Yatchenko announces her retirement (http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&tas
k=view&id=8735&Itemid=2). European Athletics (2010-06-04). Retrieved on 2010-06-07.
3. Vasiliy Kaptyukh’s son amongst dead in Minsk metro attack (http://www.iaaf.org/aboutiaaf/news/newsid=59750.html). IAAF (2011-04-12).
External links
Vasiliy Kaptyukh (https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14176860) at World Athletics
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