Sergey Kasnauskas (; 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.
He was a bronze medallist at the 1979 European Athletics Junior Championships behind future world medallist Remigius Machura.European Junior Championships 1979. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
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 – a mark which went unsurpassed.Soviet Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-05-29. 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.Senior Indoor Shot Put men All Time Best. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
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.Senior Outdoor Shot Put men All Time Best. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-05-29. He ranked second in the world for 1984 behind Oldfield.Sergey Kasnauskas. Track and Field Brinkster. Retrieved on 2016-05-29. He was the gold medallist in the shot put at the Friendship Games – an Olympic alternative to boycotting nations.Olympic Boycott Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
His outdoor mark is still the Belarusian national record until 2011, when it was beaten by one centimetre by Andrey Mikhnevich, but his record was then reinstated because of Mikhnevich doping.van Dijck, Florian (2011-08-12). . Throwholics. Retrieved on 2016-05-29.
International competitions 1979European Junior ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland3rdShot put18.03 m1984Friendship GamesMoscow, Soviet Union1stShot put21.64 m
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All-Athletics profile