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Leonidas Kokas (Greek: Λεωνίδας Κόκ(κ)ας; born 3 June 1973)[1] is a Greek weightlifter. His highest distinction was winning the silver medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. He competed in the 94 kg category.

Olympic medal record
Men's weightlifting
Representing  Greece
	1996 Atlanta	91 kg

Life and sport results

Kokkas was born in Kakavie, Dropull, southern Albania, to an ethnic Greek family.[2]

In 1991, along with Pyrros Dimas, Giorgos Tzelilis, Leonidas Sabanis and Viktor Mitrou, Kokas left Albania for Greece. There, he joined Spartakos club of Ioannina. In 1996, he won Olympic silver, in Atlanta, in the 91 kg category. He lifted 215 kg in the jerk and 175 in the snatch for a second-place 390 kg total. He celebrated his win with close friend Pyrros Dimas, with whom he shared a room for the past several months. He also won silver in the 1997 Mediterranean Games, in the 91-kg category, by lifting 160 kg in the snatch. A serious injury forced him out of the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Leonidas Kokas is now an Artillery Lieutenant in the Greek Army.

References

На других языках

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- [en] Leonidas Kokas

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[es] Leonidas Kokkas

Leonidas Kokkas –en griego, Λεωνίδας Κόκκας– (Korçë, Albania, 3 de junio de 1973) es un deportista griego que compitió en halterofilia.

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[fr] Leonídas Kókkas

Leonídas Kókkas (grec moderne : Λεωνίδας Κόκκας), né le 3 juin 1973 à Korçë, est un haltérophile grec d'origine albanaise.

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