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Leonid Zhabotinsky

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Leonid Ivanovich Zhabotinsky was a Ukrainian weightlifter who competed for the Soviet Union, born on 28 January 1938 and died on 14 January 2016. He set 19 world records in the superheavyweight class and won gold medals at the 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games. He also set 20 Soviet Union records and 58 Ukrainian records. His name is given in Ukrainian as Leonid Ivanovych Zhabotynskyi. The English Wikipedia lead states these facts, so this entry records his nationality, his Olympic titles and his record counts, and leaves his career path, his coaching and the detail of each record to later sourced work.

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Birth Year
1938 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
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was a Ukrainian weightlifter who competed for the Soviet Union
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  • Lead, birth date
    28 January 1938
  • Lead, Olympic titles
    won gold medals at the 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games
  • Lead, nationality
    was a Ukrainian weightlifter who competed for the Soviet Union
  • Plays: Weightlifting, Lead, sport
    was a Ukrainian weightlifter
  • Competed In: 1964 Summer Olympics, Lead, 1964 Olympics
    won gold medals at the 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games
  • Competed In: 1968 Summer Olympics, Lead, 1968 Olympics
    won gold medals at the 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games
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