Moisey Kasyanik
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| Nationality |  Soviet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 1, 1911 Novo-Zhitomir, Kherson Guberniya (Russian Empire) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1988 (aged 76–77) Leningrad, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Moisey Davidovich Kasyanik (Russian: Моисе́й Дави́дович Касья́ник, also "Moisei and Moysey" and "Kas'ianik, Kosyanik, or Kosianiki"; born January 1, 1911 – 1988) was a Soviet weightlifter.[1][2][3][4][5]
He was Jewish, and was born in Novo-Zhitomyr, Kherson Guberniya (Russian Empire).[1]
He won a gold medal at the 1937 Workers' Olympiad in Antwerp, and won bronze medals at the 1946 World Weightlifting Championships in Paris (60 kg)[2][6] and at the 1947 European Weightlifting Championships in Helsinki (60 kg).[1][3][5][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Uri Miller. Jews in Sport in the USSR. Yivo Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on April 29, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ^ a b V. Gerlitsyn; Valery Shteĭnbakh (1987). Soviet sport: the success story. Raduga Publishers. ISBN 5-05-001188-4. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ^ a b "Universiade 2013 in Kazan". Kazan2013.com. May 31, 2010. Archived from the original on September 10, 2011. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ^ "Soviet Weightlifting Athletes: Where Are They Now?". Chidlovski.net. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ^ a b "Weightlifting". Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia. February 16, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ^ "Weightlifting: World Championships: Men: -60 kg". Sports 123. Archived from the original on April 21, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ^ "Weightlifting: European Championships: Men: -60 kg". Sports 123. Archived from the original on June 22, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
Categories:
- 1911 births
- 1988 deaths
- People from Khersonsky Uyezd
- Jewish Ukrainian sportspeople
- Jews from the Russian Empire
- Soviet Jews
- Soviet male weightlifters
- Ukrainian male weightlifters
- Jewish weightlifters
- Sportspeople from Dnipropetrovsk Oblast
- Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health alumni
- European Weightlifting Championships medalists
- World Weightlifting Championships medalists
- Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR