Vasiliy Kaptyukh
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Native name | Васілъ Барысавіч Калџюх | |||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Vasiliy Borisovich Kaptyukh | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Belarusian | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | June 27, 1967 (age 56) Maladzyechna, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union |
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Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (265 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Soviet Union (1985-1991) Belarus (1992-2005) |
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Discus throw | |||||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 67.59 m (2000) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Vasiliy Borisovich Kaptyukh (Belarusian: Васіль Барысавіч Капцюх; Russian: Василий 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 medals in major competitions, and he finished fourth in major contests such as the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, despite he even setting his personal best throw at the former with 67.59 metres.
His father Boris and his aunt Vera Kaptyukh were also prominent athletes.
He made his first international appearance at the 1985 European Athletics Junior Championships, where he finished third to win the discus bronze medal.[1]
He retired from international athletics in June 2010.[2]
His son, Roman Kaptyukh, was among the victims of the 2011 Minsk Metro bombing.[3]
Achievements
References
- ↑ European Junior Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-07.
- ↑ 2003 world champion Irina Yatchenko announces her retirement. European Athletics (2010-06-04). Retrieved on 2010-06-07.
- ↑ Vasiliy Kaptyukh’s son amongst dead in Minsk metro attack. IAAF (2011-04-12).
External links
- Vasiliy Kaptyukh profile at IAAF
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Articles containing Belarusian-language text
- Articles containing Russian-language text
- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- Belarusian discus throwers
- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Maladzyechna
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Belarus
- Olympic bronze medalists for Belarus
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- World Championships in Athletics medalists