- Denis Kapustin
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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.
Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes Representing 
Russia1993 World Championships Stuttgart, Germany 6th Triple jump 17.19 m 1994 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 Summer Olympics Sydney, Australia 3rd Triple jump 17.46 m External links
- IAAF profile for Denis Kapustin
- sports-reference
European Champions in Men's Triple Jump 1934: Willem Peters (NED) • 1938: Onni Rajasaari (FIN) • 1946: Valdemar Rautio (FIN) • 1950 – 1954: Leonid Shcherbakov (URS) • 1958 – 1962: Józef Szmidt (POL) • 1966: Georgi Stoikovski (BUL) • 1969: Viktor Saneyev (URS) • 1971: Jörg Drehmel (GDR) • 1974: Viktor Saneyev (URS) • 1978: Miloš Srejović (YUG) • 1982: Keith Connor (GBR) • 1986: Hristo Markov (BUL) • 1990: Leonid Voloshin (URS) • 1994: Denis Kapustin (RUS) • 1998: Jonathan Edwards (GBR) • 2002 – 2006: Christian Olsson (SWE) • 2010: Phillips Idowu (GBR)
Categories:- Russian triple jumpers
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Russia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Russian athletics biography stubs
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