Valerios Leonidis

Personal information
Nationality	Greek
Born	Valery Leonov (1966-02-14)14 February 1966 (age 59) Yessentuki,Russian SFSR,Soviet Union
Height	1.66 m (5 ft5+1⁄2 in)
Sport
Country	Greece
Sport	Weightlifting
Medal record Men'sweightlifting Representing Greece Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta -64 kg World Championships 1994 Istanbul -64 kg 1995 Guangzhou -64 kg 1999 Athens -69 kg European Championships 1996 Stavanger -64 kg 1993 Sofia -64 kg 1994 Sokolov -64 kg 1995 Warsaw -64 kg 1999 A Coruña -69 kg Representing Soviet Union USSR Weightlifting Championships 1986 Moscow -60 kg 1991 Donetsk -60 kg Summer Spartakiad of the USSR 1986 Moscow -60 kg 1991 Donetsk -60 kg

Valerios Leonidis (Greek:Βαλέριος Λεωνίδης; born 14 February 1966) is aGreek former Olympic medalistweightlifter and current weightlifting trainer. He wonOlympic silver medal at 1996 Atlanta Olympic games in 64 kg division, as well as two silver and one bronzeWorld Championship medals.^[1] He has competed in differentweight classes from 60 kg to 69 kg. His rivalry with world-record holderNaim Süleymanoğlu in themen's 64 kg was a very popular part of the1996 Olympic Games inAtlanta, in which he won the silver medal.^[2]

Leonidis was born inYessentuki,Russia, to aPontic Greek family. He was a member of the national weightlifting team of theSoviet Union from 1982 to 1990 and he moved toGreece in 1991. He was named the 1994Greek Male Athlete of the Year.

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