Sergey Kasnauskas ( be, Сяргей Каснаускас; born 20 April 1961) is a Belarusian former track and field athlete who competed in the

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

for the Soviet Union. As of 2016, he places within the world top 25 all-time for the event. He was a bronze medallist at the

1979 European Athletics Junior Championships The 1979 European Athletics Junior Championships was the fifth edition of the biennial athletics competition for European athletes aged under twenty. It was held in Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz ( , , ; german: Bromberg) is a city in northern Poland, ...

behind future world medallist

Remigius Machura Remigius Machura () (born 3 July 1960 in Rychnov nad Kněžnou) is a retired shot putter who represented Czechoslovakia. His career highlights include a bronze medal at the first World Championships and a gold medal at the first World Indoor Ch ...

. Kasnauskas's foremost achievements came in the 1984 season. He won at the

Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships The Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships (russian: Чемпионат СССР по лёгкой атлетике в помещении) was an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the Soviet Athletics Federation, which served a ...

that year with a championship record throw of – a mark which went unsurpassed. This moved him to fourth on the all-time indoor lists at that point, behind Americans

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Brian Oldfield Brian Oldfield (June 1, 1945 – March 26, 2017) was an American athlete and personality of the 1970s and early 1980s. A standout shot putter, Oldfield was credited with making the rotational technique popular. With his "Oldfield spin," he set the ...

Terry Albritton Terence Hillary Albritton (January 14, 1955 – September 1, 2005) was an American track and field athlete, former shot put world record holder, and coach. Career Albritton was born in Newport Beach, California and attended Newport Harbor High S ...

and Kevin Akins. Outdoors, he achieved a lifetime best of . This was a Soviet record and brought him to third on the all-time lists behind Oldfield and

Udo Beyer Udo Beyer (born 9 August 1955) is a former East German track and field athlete who competed in the shot put. Beyer has admitted to knowingly taking part in doping while he competed for East Germany. He was a Stasi informer under the codename ...

.Senior Outdoor Shot Put men All Time Best
IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-29. He ranked second in the world for 1984 behind Oldfield. He was the gold medallist in the shot put at the Friendship Games – an Olympic alternative to boycotting nations. His outdoor mark is still the Belarusian national record until 2011, when it was beaten by one centimetre by

Andrey Mikhnevich Andrei Anatolyevich Mikhnevich ( be, Андрэй Анатолевіч Міхневіч, Andrej Michnievič, russian: Андрей Анатольевич Михневич; born 12 July 1976 in Babruysk) is a Belarusian shot putter with a personal ...

, but his record was then reinstated because of Mikhnevich doping.van Dijck, Florian (2011-08-12)
National record and European lead for Belarus shot putter Mikhnevich
Throwholics. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.

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All-Athletics profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kasnauskas, Sergey Living people 1961 births Soviet male shot putters Belarusian male shot putters Friendship Games medalists in athletics People from Rechitsky Uyezd Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR