Soviet weightlifter
Valery Shary (Belarusian : Валерый Пятровіч Шарый , born 2 January 1947) is a former Belarusian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union .[ 1]
Biography
Shary was born in Chervyen .
Shary won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal in light-heavyweight weightlifting, setting an Olympic record in the process.[ 2] [ 3] [ 3]
George Eisen of Nazareth University included Shary on his list of Jewish Olympic Medalists (though he acknowledges that he may have included non-Jews).[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
See also
References
^ Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: With a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists ISBN 1-903900-87-5 . Retrieved February 9, 2011 . ^ "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Weightlifting" Archived 2008-09-17 at the Wayback Machine – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 23, 2008)^ a b c Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists ISBN 9781903900871 . Retrieved February 9, 2011 .^ Siegman, Joseph. Jewish sports legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame ISBN 1-57488-284-8 . Retrieved February 4, 2011.
^ Eisen, George. "Jewish Olympic Medalists" , International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame . Retrieved February 2, 2011.
^ Mayer, Paul Yogi. "Valery+Shary" Jews and the Olympic Games – Sport: A Springboard for Minorities , p. 171. Vallentine Mitchell, 2004. ISBN 0-85303-451-6 .
^ Jews and the Olympic Games:the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists by Paul Taylor^ Jewish Sports Legends by Joseph Siegman^ Jews and the Olympic Games – Sport: A Springboard for Minorities by Paul Yogi Mayer, 2000
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