Valerios Leonidis

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Valerios Leonidis
Personal information
Birth nameValery Leonov
Nationality
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+12 in)
Sport
CountryGreece
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Greece
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta -64 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1994 Istanbul -64 kg
Silver medal – second place 1995 Guangzhou -64 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Athens -69 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1993 Sofia -64 kg
Silver medal – second place 1994 Sokolov -64 kg
Silver medal – second place 1995 Warsaw -64 kg
Gold medal – first place 1996 Stavanger -64 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1999 A Coruña -69 kg
Representing  Soviet Union
USSR Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Moscow -60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1991 Donetsk -60 kg
Summer Spartakiad of the USSR
Gold medal – first place 1986 Moscow -60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1991 Donetsk -60 kg

Valerios Leonidis (

1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, in which he won the silver medal.[2]

Leonidis was born in

Greek Male Athlete of the Year
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References

  1. ^ "Valerios Leonidis, Top Olympic Lifters of the 20th Century @ Lift Up". chidlovski.net. 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valerios Leonidis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.

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