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Arsen Kasabiev
Personal information
NationalityOssetian
Born (1987-11-15) November 15, 1987 (age 37)
Tskhinvali, Georgia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight94 kg (207 lb)
Medal record
Representing  Georgia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing –94 kg
Representing  Poland
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Minsk –94 kg

Arsen Kasabiev (Georgian: არსენ კასაბიევი; Template:Lang-ru) born November 15, 1987 in Tskhinvali, South Ossetia) is a Polish-Georgian weightlifter of Ossetian origin. At the 2004 Summer Olympics he placed 14th. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he originally placed fourth, but due to the doping faillure of Ilya Ilyin and Khadzhimurat Akkaev, he placed second. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China he initially gained attention for being from South Ossetia due to the 2008 South Ossetia war. He publicly announced that he no longer wanted to represent Georgia and moved to Poland afterwards.

He was granted Polish citizenship in December 2009; he now represents Poland.

He represented Poland at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in the event Weightlifting Men's 94 kg. He did not finish due to an injury.

References

  1. BBC
  2. International Herald Tribune
  3. Арсен Касабиев - Ossetians.com
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-06. Retrieved 2010-03-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Men's 94kg". london2012.com. Retrieved 4 August 2012.

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