Aliaksandr Tryputs

Aliaksandr Tryputs (Belarusian: Аляксандр Часлававіч Трыпуць; born 21 May 1982, in Grodno) is a wheelchair athlete from Belarus who specializes in throwing events and pentathlon.

Tryputs on a 2016 stamp of Belarus

Aliaksandr Tryputs

Tryputs at the 2016 Paralympics
Personal information
Born	21 May 1982 (1982-05-21) (age 42) Grodno, Belarus[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight	96 kg (212 lb)
Sport
Sport	Paralympic athletics
Disability class	F12, F54
Event(s)	Javelin throw, pentathlon
Coached by	Valery Orlov (2006–2013) Sergey Gribanov (2013–2017) Aliaksandr Barkun (2017–)[2]
Medal record Representing  Belarus Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney Javelin F12 2004 Athens Javelin F12 2004 Athens Pentathlon P13 2016 Rio Javelin F53/54 IPC Athletics European Championships 2016 Grosseto Javelin F54 2018 Berlin Javelin F54

Career

Tryputs took up athletics in 1994 in Grodno.^[2]

He competed at the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2016 Paralympics and won four medals: a gold, a silver and a bronze in the javelin throw (2004, 2000 and 2016,^[3] respectively) and a silver in the pentathlon in 2004. He placed fourth in the pentathlon in 2000 and fifth in the javelin in 2008. He served as the flag bearer for Belarus at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations.^[2]