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Native name | Леонид Спиридонов | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Yakutsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | 16 December 1980|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | 66 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Olympic finals | 4th (2004) 5th (2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World finals | 5th (2005) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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