Arsen Kasabiev
Georgian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Arsen Kasabiev (
2008 South Ossetia war.[2] He publicly announced that he no longer wanted to represent Georgia and moved to Poland afterwards.[3]
He was granted Polish citizenship in December 2009;[4] he now represents Poland.
He represented Poland at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in the event Weightlifting Men's 94 kg.[5] He did not finish, owing to an injury.
References
- ^ BBC
- ^ International Herald Tribune
- ^ Арсен Касабиев - Ossetians.com
- ^ "Polska Sztanga - Polish Weightlifting". Archived from the original on 6 March 2010. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Men's 94kg". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
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