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 at the 2016 Paralympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 May 1982 (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] |
Career
editTryputs 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]
References
edit- ^ a b "TRYPUTS Aliaksandr". ipc.infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Aliaksandr Tryputs". paralympic.org.
- ^ "Aliaksandr Tryputs". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016.
External links
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Media related to Aliaksandr Tryputs at Wikimedia Commons- Aliaksandr Tryputs at the International Paralympic Committee
- Aliaksandr Tryputs at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Aliaksandr Tryputs on Instagram
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