Moisey Kasyanik

Moisey Davidovich Kasyanik
Born	January 1, 1911 Zhitomir, Volyn (Ukraine)
Died	1988
Nationality	Soviet
Ethnicity	Jewish[1]
Citizenship	Soviet
Known for	Weightlifting
Religion	Jewish

Moisey Davidovich Kasyanik (also "Moisei and Moysey" and "Kas'ianik, Kosyanik, or Kosianiki"; born January 1, 1911–1988) was a Soviet weightlifter.^{[1][2][3][4][4][5]}

He was Jewish, and was born in Zhytomyr, Volyn (Ukraine).^[1]

He won the gold medal at the 1937 Antwerp International Workers' Olympiad, 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

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Uri Miller. Jews in Sport in the USSR. Yivo Encyclopedia. http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Sport/Jews_in_Sport_in_the_USSR. Retrieved August 8, 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} V. Gerlitsyn; Valeriĭ Shteĭnbakh (1987). Soviet sport: the success story. Raduga Publishers. ISBN 5050011884. http://books.google.com/books?id=9IpwAAAAMAAJ&q=Moisei+weightlifter&dq=Moisei+weightlifter&hl=en&ei=LVc_ToWyA6Xv0gGk7t3ABw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA. Retrieved August 8, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Universiade 2013 in Kazan". Kazan2013.com. May 31, 2010. http://kazan2013.com/sports/25/. Retrieved August 8, 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Soviet Weightlifting Athletes: Where Are They Now?". Chidlovski.net. http://chidlovski.net/liftup/l_web_soviet_legends.asp. Retrieved August 8, 2011. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Weightlifting". Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia. February 16, 2010. http://msy.gov.ge/index.php?sec_id=96&lang_id=ENG. Retrieved August 8, 2011. 
6. ^ "Weightlifting: World Championships: Men: -60 kg". Sports 123. http://sports123.com/wei/mw-60.html. Retrieved August 8, 2011. 
7. ^ "Weightlifting: European Championships: Men: -60 kg". Sports 123. http://sports123.com/wei/me-60.html. Retrieved August 8, 2011.