Valerios Leonidis
Personal information
Birth nameValery Leonov
NationalityGreek
Born (1966-02-14) 14 February 1966
Yessentuki, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Sport
CountryGreece
SportWeightlifting
Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Greece
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1996 Atlanta-64 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1994 Istanbul-64 kg
Silver medal – second place1995 Guangzhou-64 kg
Bronze medal – third place1999 Athens-69 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place1993 Sofia-64 kg
Silver medal – second place1994 Sokolov-64 kg
Silver medal – second place1995 Warsaw-64 kg
Gold medal – first place1996 Stavanger-64 kg
Bronze medal – third place1999 A Coruña-69 kg
Representing  Soviet Union
USSR Weightlifting Championships
Gold medal – first place1986 Moscow-60 kg
Gold medal – first place1991 Donetsk-60 kg
Summer Spartakiad of the USSR
Gold medal – first place1986 Moscow-60 kg
Gold medal – first place1991 Donetsk-60 kg

Valerios Leonidis (Greek: Βαλέριος Λεωνίδης; born 14 February 1966) is a Greek former Olympic medalist weightlifter and current weightlifting trainer. He has won Olympic silver medal at 1996 Atlanta Olympic games in 64 kg division. Also two silver and one bronze World Championship medals.[1] He has competed in different weight classes from 60 kg to 69 kg. His rivalry with world-record holder Naim Süleymanoğlu in the men's 64 kg was a very popular part of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, in which he won the silver medal.[2]

Leonidis was born in Yessentuki, Russia, to a Pontic Greek family. He was a member of the national weightlifting team of the Soviet Union from 1982 to 1990 and he moved to Greece in 1991. He was named the 1994 Greek Male Athlete of the Year.

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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.