Leonidas Sabanis

Leonidas Sabanis
Personal information
Born28 October 1971 (1971-10-28) (age 54)
Korçë, Albania
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Albania
European Championships
1989 Athens – 56 kg
Representing  Greece
Summer Olympics
1996 Atlanta – 59 kg
2000 Sydney – 62 kg
Disqualified 2004 Athens – 62 kg
World Championships
1995 Guangzhou – 59 kg
1998 Lahti – 62 kg
1999 Athens – 62 kg
European Championships
1996 Stavanger – 59 kg
1997 Rijeka – 59 kg
1998 Riesa – 62 kg
1999 La Coruña – 62 kg
2002 Antalya – 62 kg

Leonidas Sabanis (Greek: Λεωνίδας Σαμπάνης, Albanian: Luan Shabani; born 28 October 1971), sometimes spelled Leonidas Sampanis, is a Greek retired weightlifter, born in the city of Korce, Albania. He represented Albania in the 1989 European Weightlifting Championship. He switched allegiance after the fall of Communism in Albania in 1991. He represented Greece in 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. He has also been a World Champion representing Greece. He was named the 1998 Greek Male Athlete of the Year.

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