Denis Kapustin (athlete)
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Denis Viktorovich Kapustin (Russian: Денис Викторович Капустин; born October 5, 1970 in Kazan, Respublika Tatarstan) is a retired male triple jumper from Russia. Best known for winning the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, he is also the 1994 European champion. His personal best jump is 17.65 metres, which he achieved in 1998.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the Soviet Union | |||||
1989 | European Indoor Championships | Varaždin, Yugoslavia | 1st | Triple jump | 16.63 m |
1991 | Universiade | Sheffield, United Kingdom | 4th | Triple jump | 16.68 m |
Representing Russia | |||||
1993 | World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 6th | Triple jump | 17.19 m |
1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 2nd | Triple jump | 17.35 m |
European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | Triple jump | 17.62 m | |
1997 | World Championships | Athens, Greece | 4th | Triple jump | 17.59 m |
1998 | European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | Triple jump | 17.45 m |
1999 | World Championships | Seville, Spain | 9th | Triple jump | 16.89 m |
2000 | Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 3rd | Triple jump | 17.46 m |
References
Categories:
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Kazan
- Russian male triple jumpers
- Soviet male triple jumpers
- Olympic athletes of Russia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Russia
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Russian athletics biography stubs