Isakas Anolikas

Isakas Anolikas
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Born 1903
Šiauliai, Lithuania
Died 1943 (aged 3940)
Kaunas, Lithuania
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14 January 2014

Isakas Anolikas (1903–1943) was a Lithuanian cyclist of Jewish origin. Anolikas was part of the Makabi sport club, established in 1920. He represented Lithuania at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris and at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Both times he did not finish the individual time trial over 188 km due to technical malfunctions.[1] Anolikas was Lithuanian champion: in 1925 and 1926 he won individual 10 km race, in 1926 he won gold in team 70 km race.[2] He perished during the Holocaust: he was shot at the Ninth Fort in Kaunas.[2]

References

  1. "Isakas Anolikas". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  2. 1 2 Gečas, Steponas; Arvydas Jakštas (2003). "Lietuvos žydų talento įvairovė: sportas. Litvakai prieškario Lietuvos sporte ir tarptautinėse olimpiadose" (in Lithuanian). The International Commission for the Evaluation of the Crimes of the Nazi and Soviet Occupation Regimes in Lithuania. Retrieved 2008-08-22.


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