Vasiliy Kaptyukh

{{Short description|Belarusian discus thrower (born 1967)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Vasiliy Kaptyukh

| fullname = Vasiliy Borisovich Kaptyukh

| native_name = Васіль Барысавіч Капцюх

| native_name_lang = be

| nationality = Belarusian

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|June 27, 1967}}

| birth_place = Maladzyechna, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union

| height = 1.97 m

| weight = 120 kg

| country = {{flag|Soviet Union}} (1985-1991)
{{flag|Belarus}} (1992-2005)

| turnedpro = 1985

| retired = 2010

| sport = Athletics

| event = Discus throw

| pb = 67.59 m (2000)

| regionals =

| olympics = {{unbulleted list

|Atlanta 1996: Discus throw; Bronze

}}

| worlds = {{unbulleted list

|Gothenburg 1995: Discus throw; Bronze

|Paris 2003: Discus throw; Bronze

}}

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Sport|Men's Athletics}}

{{Medal|Country|{{BLR}} }}

{{MedalOlympics}}

{{Medal|Bronze|1996 Atlanta |Discus}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Bronze|1995 Gothenburg |Discus}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2003 Paris |Discus}}

}}

Vasiliy Borisovich Kaptyukh ({{langx|be|Васіль Барысавіч Капцюх}}; {{langx|ru|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.

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.[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ejm.htm European Junior Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-07.

He retired from international athletics in June 2010.[http://www.european-athletics.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8735&Itemid=2 2003 world champion Irina Yatchenko announces her retirement]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. European Athletics (2010-06-04). Retrieved on 2010-06-07.

His son, Roman Kaptyukh, was among the victims of the 2011 Minsk Metro bombing.[http://www.iaaf.org/aboutiaaf/news/newsid=59750.html Vasiliy Kaptyukh’s son amongst dead in Minsk metro attack]. IAAF (2011-04-12).