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Aleksandr Lebziak
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896. The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Aleksandr Lebziak was born on April 15, 1969. He is a Russian boxer who won the Gold medal in the men's Light Heavyweight, 81 kg category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney by beating Rudolf Kraj in the final.
Lebziak also won the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 1997. At the 1991 World Amateur Championships, he won a silver medal in the Middleweight, 75 kg category. He also triumphed at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland. He turned pro in 2001, fighting only one fight and retiring with a record of 1-0-0.
Aleksandr Lebziak, with all his dedication and devotion in his play achieved many goals in his overall athletic career. He had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. He never lost hope in himself and always fought hard to achieve his goal. He is still remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of Olympics.
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