Dito Shanidze

Medal record
Men's weightlifting
Competitor for the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver	1968 Mexico City	Featherweight
Silver	1972 Munich	Featherweight

Dimit'ri "Dito" Ivanovich Shanidze (8 February 1937 – 18 November 2010) was a Soviet weightlifter. He competed and won a silver medal in the men's featherweight for both the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Derchi, Imereti, Georgia.

He was also the world champion in 1972 and 1973, a silver medalist in 1968 and 1972, and a bronze medalist in 1969. He was the European champion in 1973, a silver medalist in 1968, 1969, and 1971, and a bronze medalist in 1974.^{[citation needed]}

References

• "Dito Shanidze". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/dito-shanidze-1.html. Retrieved 4 May 2010. 

External links

• Dito Shanidze's obituary (Georgian)

Persondata
Name	Shanidze, Dito
Alternative names	Shanidze, Dimitri Ivanovich
Short description	Soviet-Georgian weightlifter
Date of birth	8 February 1937
Place of birth	Derchi, Imereti, Georgia, USSR
Date of death	18 November 2010
Place of death