History of Olympic Weightlifting
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One of the world top featherweights of the late 1960s and early 1970s, Dito (Dmitry) Shanidze was very explosive lifter and one of the finest technicians. He represented Georgian republic in the national Team USSR and earned two silver medals at the Olympics in 1968 and 1972.
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