Sergey Kasnauskas
Sergey Kasnauskas (Belarusian: Сяргей Каснаускас; born 20 April 1961) is a Belarusian former track and field athlete who competed in the shot put for the Soviet Union. As of 2016, he places within the world top 25 all-time for the event.[1]
He was a bronze medallist at the 1979 European Athletics Junior Championships behind future world medallist Remigius Machura.[2]
Kasnauskas's foremost achievements came in the 1984 season. He won at the Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships that year with a championship record throw of 21.46 m (70 ft 4+3⁄4 in) – a mark which went unsurpassed.[3] This moved him to fourth on the all-time indoor lists at that point, behind Americans George Woods, Brian Oldfield, Terry Albritton and Kevin Akins.[4]
Outdoors, he achieved a lifetime best of 22.09 m (72 ft 5+1⁄2 in). This was a Soviet record and brought him to third on the all-time lists behind Oldfield and Udo Beyer.[1] He ranked second in the world for 1984 behind Oldfield.[5] He was the gold medallist in the shot put at the Friendship Games – an Olympic alternative to boycotting nations.[6]
His outdoor mark stood as the Belarusian national record until 2011, when it was beaten by one centimetre by Andrey Mikhnevich.[7]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | European Junior Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 3rd | Shot put | 18.03 m |
| 1984 | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 1st | Shot put | 21.64 m |
References
- ^ a b Senior Outdoor Shot Put men All Time Best. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
- ^ European Junior Championships 1979. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
- ^ Soviet Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
- ^ Senior Indoor Shot Put men All Time Best. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
- ^ Sergey Kasnauskas. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
- ^ Olympic Boycott Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
- ^ van Dijck, Florian (2011-08-12). National record and European lead for Belarus shot putter Mikhnevich. Throwholics. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.