Vasily Shaptsiaboi
Personal information
Born10 November 1979
Mogilev
Medal record
Representing  Belarus
Men's Biathlon
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensMen's Tandem Road Race
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensMen's Time Trial
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyMen's T13 Track Athletics Relay

Vasily Shaptsiaboi (Belarusian: Васіль Шапцябой) is a Belarusian Paralympic biathlete, cross-country skier, and road bicycle racer who won many medals at both Winter and Summer Paralympic Games.

Career

He began his Paralympic career in Sydney, Australia in 2000 where he won bronze medal in Men's T13 Track Athletics Relay. In 2004 he participated at the Athens Paralympic Games at which he won gold medals in both Men's Tandem Road Race and Time Trial for Visually Impaired. His first Winter Paralympics appearance was at the Vancouver Paralympic Games where he won two bronze medals in 3 km Biathlon and Cross-Country 20 km Freestyle. In 2011 he participated at the IPC Nordic Skiing World Cup which was hosted in Sjusjoe, Norway. He also took participation in various cycling events at the London Paralympic Games.[1] On March 8, 2014, he won a bronze medal in biathlon which was hosted in Sochi, Russia.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Belarus' Shaptsiaboi has Ambitions for London and Sochi". IPC. November 23, 2011. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Putin congratulates biathlete Polukhin on silver in Sochi Paralympics". ITAR-TASS. March 8, 2014. Archived from the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
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