Moisey Kasyanik Explained
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).
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]
Notes and References
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- Book: Soviet sport: the success story . Raduga Publishers . 1987. V. Gerlitsyn. Valery Shteĭnbakh. 5-05-001188-4 . August 8, 2011.
- Web site: Universiade 2013 in Kazan . Kazan2013.com . May 31, 2010 . August 8, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110910235240/http://kazan2013.com/sports/25/ . September 10, 2011 . dead .
- Web site: Soviet Weightlifting Athletes: Where Are They Now? . Chidlovski.net . August 8, 2011.
- Web site: Weightlifting . Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia . February 16, 2010 . August 8, 2011.
- Web site: Weightlifting: World Championships: Men: -60 kg . Sports 123 . August 8, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080421183349/http://sports123.com/wei/mw-60.html . April 21, 2008 .
- Web site: Weightlifting: European Championships: Men: -60 kg . Sports 123 . August 8, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080622044532/http://sports123.com/wei/me-60.html . June 22, 2008 .
