Soviet Union · Men's 60 kg, August 1972

Dito Shanidze

Dito Shanidze (1937 to 2010) was a weightlifter from the Soviet Union, with two Olympic medals (2 silver). On record here: the medals at the Olympic Games of 1968 to 1972. Other competitions before 1998 are not listed.

Olympic medals
2
Olympic Games

Dito Shanidze at the Olympic Games

Olympic Games: 2 silver.

Latest medal on record: 1972 Olympic Games, 27 August 1972, 60 kg, place 2.

Numbers

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How tall Dito Shanidze was.

Height
158 cm
5 ft 2 in.
Medals

Dito Shanidze's Olympic medals

Medals at the Olympic Games, newest first, with the class and the place. The total is shown from 1976 on. Up to and including 1972 a total was made of more lifts than today's two: from 1928 the third was the press, in which the bar is pushed overhead from the shoulders with the arms alone, and the Games of 1920 and 1924 also counted one-hand lifts. Those totals are not shown. Results from other competitions before 1998 are not on record here.

Competition Place Total Class Bodyweight Snatch 1 2 3 Clean and jerk 1 2 3
1972 Olympic Games 27 Aug 1972 2 not shown 60 kg - No total shown (more than two lifts)
1968 Olympic Games 13 Oct 1968 2 not shown 60 kg - No total shown (more than two lifts)
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