About Leonid Zhabotinsky
Lived 1938 – 2016 (aged 77). Leonid Zhabotinsky was a Russian weightlifter.
Early life Zhabotinsky was born on 28 January 1938 in a village in Uspenka, Sumy Oblast, into a Ukrainian family. Although Ivan Filippovich, his father, was an athlete, Zhabotinsky stated in a 1967 interview that he took after one of his grandfathers, and neither of his parents had an outstanding physique. After graduating from the seven-year secondary school, he worked at the Kharkiv Tractor Plant and was coached by Mikhail Svetlichny at the local weightlifting club of the Armed Forces sports society. He died on 14 January 2016, two weeks before his 78th birthday, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.
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Who was Leonid Zhabotinsky?
Ukrainian weightlifter (1938–2016)
When was Leonid Zhabotinsky born?
Leonid Zhabotinsky was born on 28 January 1938 in Uspenka.
When did Leonid Zhabotinsky die?
Leonid Zhabotinsky died on 14 January 2016 in Zaporizhzhia.
What was Leonid Zhabotinsky's occupation?
Leonid Zhabotinsky was a weightlifter.
What nationality was Leonid Zhabotinsky?
Leonid Zhabotinsky was Russian.
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