Aliaksandr Tryputs ( be, Аляксандр Часлававіч Трыпуць; born 21 May 1982, in

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) is a wheelchair athlete from

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who specializes in throwing events and pentathlon.

Career

Aliaksandr Tryputs 2016 stamp of Belarus

Tryputs took up athletics in 1994 in

. 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, 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 During the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympics, athletes from each participating country paraded in the Maracanã Stadium, preceded by its flag and placard barrier. Each flag bearer had been chosen either by the ...

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* * 1982 births Living people Belarusian male javelin throwers Paralympic javelin throwers Paralympic athletes for Belarus Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic gold medalists for Belarus Paralympic silver medalists for Belarus Paralympic bronze medalists for Belarus Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics {{Paralympic-medalist-stub