Leonid Ivanovych Zhabotynsky (Ukrainian:Леонiд Iванович Жаботинський; 28 January 1938– 14 January 2016) was aSovietweightlifter. He set 19 world records in thesuper heavyweight class. He wongold medals at the1964 and1968 Summer Olympics.
Zhabotinsky was born in a village in Uspenka,Sumy Oblast,Ukrainian SSR. He was born aCossack family. He was married and had two sons. He became aRussian citizen after thedissolution of the Soviet Union.[1]
Zhabotinsky died after a long illness on 14 January 2016 inZaporizhia. He was 77.[2]
