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 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.

Vasiliy Kaptyukh

Personal information
Native name	Васіль Барысавіч Капцюх
Full name	Vasiliy Borisovich Kaptyukh
Nationality	Belarusian
Born	June 27, 1967 (1967-06-27) (age 53) 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(s)	Discus throw
Turned pro	1985
Retired	2010
Achievements and titles
World finals	Gothenburg 1995: Discus throw; Bronze Paris 2003: Discus throw; Bronze
Olympic finals	Atlanta 1996: Discus throw; Bronze
Personal best(s)	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 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]