Valery Shary

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Valery Shary ({{langx|be|Валерый Пятровіч Шарый}}, born 2 January 1947) is a former Belarusian weightlifter and Olympic champion who competed for the Soviet Union.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tGcPDXOjxMoC |author=Paul Taylor|title=Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: With a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists |publisher=Sussex Academic Press|isbn=1-903900-87-5|year=2004 |access-date=February 9, 2011}}

His 3 lift total of {{convert|527.5|kg|lb|abbr=on|0}} in the 82.5k weight class was never surpassed.{{cite web|url=https://strengthrecord.com/weightlifting-world-records/ |title=STRENGTH RECORD, Weightlifting World Records |website=www.strengthrecord.com |access-date=15 April 2025}}

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.[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=19&sp=WEI "1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Weightlifting"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917043647/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=19&sp=WEI |date=2008-09-17 }} – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 23, 2008){{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tGcPDXOjxMoC&q=Valery+Shary+jewish&pg=PA242 |title=Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists |publisher=Sussex Academic Press|year=2004 |isbn=9781903900871 |access-date=February 9, 2011}} He also won the 1975 and 1976 World Championships in the same weight class.

George Eisen of Nazareth University included Shary on his list of Jewish Olympic Medalists (though he acknowledges that he may have included non-Jews).Siegman, Joseph. [https://books.google.com/books?id=oZxnNt28DhcC&pg=PA253 Jewish sports legends: the International Jewish Hall of Fame], p. 174. Brassey's, 2000. {{ISBN|1-57488-284-8}}. Retrieved February 4, 2011.Eisen, George. [http://www.jewishsports.net/medalists.htm "Jewish Olympic Medalists"], International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 2, 2011.Mayer, Paul Yogi. [https://books.google.com/books?id=HXuBAAAAMAAJ&q="Valery+Shary" Jews and the Olympic Games – Sport: A Springboard for Minorities], p. 171. Vallentine Mitchell, 2004. {{ISBN|0-85303-451-6}}. Eisen's list has been published and used in numerous other academia on Jews and Sports.Jews and the Olympic Games:the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medallists by Paul TaylorJewish Sports Legends by Joseph SiegmanJews and the Olympic Games – Sport: A Springboard for Minorities by Paul Yogi Mayer, 2000