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Yuriy Bilonoh
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.
Yuriy Bilonoh was born on March 9, 1974 in Bilopillya, Sumy but presently lives in Odessa. He is 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 290 pounds. He is a Ukrainian shot putter, who won the gold medal in his event at the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2000 Olympics, he finished in the fifth position. In 2002, he was the European champion.
Yuriy Bilonoh, 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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