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Valerios Leonidis

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Valerios Leonidis (Greek: Βαλέριος Λεωνίδης; born 14 February 1966) is a Greek former Olympic medalist weightlifter and current weightlifting trainer. He won Olympic silver medal at 1996 Atlanta Olympic games in 64 kg division, as well as two silver and one bronze World Championship medals. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Valerios Leonidis is the 3,013th most popular athlete, the 2,827th most popular biography from Russia and the 172nd most popular Russian Athlete.

Valerios Leonidis is a Greek weightlifter, most famous for winning a bronze medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He is also known for his achievements in the European Weightlifting Championships, where he earned multiple medals throughout his career.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Valerios Leonidis ranks 3,013 out of 6,025. Before him are Silvia Chivás, Ronny Weller, Dietmar Schauerhammer, Ron Delany, Willie Banks, and Jo Pavey. After him are Gianluca Farina, Katrin Apel, Theresia Kiesl, Éva Tófalvi, Tommy Gorman, and Anke Behmer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Valerios Leonidis ranks 719. Before him are Tuc Watkins, Vladimir Ryzhkov, Adolfo Aldana, Javier Frana, Juan Carlos Lemus, and Kristiina Ojuland. After him are Marco Werner, Vincent Ventresca, Pieralberto Carrara, Mike O'Malley, Émile Mbouh, and Alexander Graf Lambsdorff.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Valerios Leonidis ranks 2,827 out of 3,761. Before him are Nikolay Larionov (1957), Vladimir Karpets (1980), Nikolay Gulyayev (1966), Vladimir Ryzhkov (1966), Alexander Zhuravlyov (1965), and Ksenia Sukhinova (1987). After him are Andrei Borisenko (1964), Alexey Vorobyov (1988), Oleksandr Aliyev (1985), Alexei Zhamnov (1970), Andrey Shuvalov (1965), and Darya Klishina (1991).

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Among ATHLETES In Russia

Among athletes born in Russia, Valerios Leonidis ranks 172. Before him are Mikhail Shchennikov (1967), Nikolay Sidorov (1956), Tatyana Shikolenko (1968), Natalya Bochina (1962), Zhang Jun (null), and Nikolay Gulyayev (1966). After him are Darya Klishina (1991), Natalya Sadova (1972), Andreas Müller (null), Olena Kostevych (1985), Sergei Tchepikov (1967), and Vyacheslav Voronin (1974).

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