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Yasha Kahn

Athlete Bio#

Hometown

Brookline

Team: Boston Weightlifting / RENO's WLC


Coach: Lev Epshteyn, Denis Reno


Hometown: Brookline, MA


Current Residence: Brookline, MA


Birthdate: August 29, 1984


Weight class: 105kg


Height: 6' 02"ish


What year did you being lifting? 2004 (i think)


How did you get involved? I was working out in a local gym, training for wrestling, when my current coach Lev Epshteyn approached me and invited me to train with him. 


Favorite Competition Lift? Snatch


Favorite Training Lift? snatch of blocks


Education: Mathematics, Physics, BS. 


Personal Goals: National champion, 165kg, 200kg


Favorite Food: omelet with smoked salmon


Favorite Book: Animal Farm


Favorite TV Show: Game of Thrones


Favorite song that gets you motivated: Korky Buchek's Bing Bang


Hobbies/Interested outside of Weightlifting: Wrestling, Sumo, Travel, and my work. 


Most people don’t know that…. my record: 


http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=535876542700 

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