Nationality Belarusian Role Olympic athlete Turned pro 1985 Name Vasiliy Kaptyukh Retired 2010 | Event(s) Discus throw Weight 120 kg Sport Athletics Height 1.97 m | |
Native name Васілъ Барысавіч Калџюх Full name Vasiliy Borisovich Kaptyukh Born June 27, 1967 (age 56) ( 1967-06-27 ) Maladzyechna, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union Country Soviet Union (1985-1991)
Belarus (1992-2005) Olympic medals Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw | ||
Vasiliy Kaptyukh 65.88 meters at the 1995 World Championships DISCUS.
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.
He retired from international athletics in June 2010.
His son, Roman Kaptyukh, was among the victims of the 2011 Minsk Metro bombing.