Vasiliy Kaptyukh

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 finished fourth in major contests such as the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, despite setting his personal best throw at the former, with 67.59 metres.

Vasiliy Kaptyukh

Personal information
Native name	Васіль Барысавіч Капцюх
Full name	Vasiliy Borisovich Kaptyukh
Nationality	Belarusian
Born	June 27, 1967 (1967-06-27) (age 58) Maladzyechna, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	120 kg (265 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union (1985-1991) Belarus (1992-2005)
Sport	Athletics
Event	Discus throw
Turned pro	1985
Retired	2010
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	Atlanta 1996: Discus throw; Bronze
World finals	Gothenburg 1995: Discus throw; Bronze Paris 2003: Discus throw; Bronze
Personal best	67.59 m (2000)
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Belarus Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Discus World Championships 1995 Gothenburg Discus 2003 Paris Discus

His father Boris and 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

Achievements representing  Soviet Union

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1985	European Junior Championships	Cottbus, East Germany	3rd	57.18 m
1986	World Junior Championships	Athens, Greece	3rd	58.22 m
1990	European Championships	Split, Yugoslavia	4th	63.72 m
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	5th (qualifiers)	Withdrew injured

Achievements representing  Belarus

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	7th	61.64 m
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	3rd	65.88 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	4th	66.30 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	3rd	65.80 m
1997	World Championships	Athens, Greece	11th	60.12 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Fukuoka, Japan	7th	61.80 m
2000	Olympic Games	Sydney, Australia	4th	67.59 m
2001	World Championships	Edmonton, Canada	6th	66.25 m
	IAAF Grand Prix Final	Melbourne, Australia	8th	61.60 m
2003	World Championships	Paris, France	3rd	66.51 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	3rd	65.85 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	4th	65.10 m
	World Athletics Final	Monte Carlo, Monaco	6th	63.03 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	9th (qualifiers)	61.04 m