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Sergey Filimonov

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Sergey Filimonov was born on February 2, 1975. He is a Kazakh weightlifter and competed in the Men's 77 kg at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal with 372.5 kg in total. He has been a scholarship holder with the Olympic Solidarity program since November 2002.

Sergey Filimonov 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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