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'''Luan Shabani''' is an [[Albania]]n retired<ref name=hri>{{cite web|title=ANT1-Radio|url=http://www.hri.org/news/greek/ant1en/1996/96-07-29.ant1en.html|publisher=hri.org|accessdate=28 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=hellenic>{{cite web|title=Weightlifting Mystery: What really happened in the Leonidas Sabanis doping case? *Exclusive Interview* |first=|last=|first2=|last2=|publisher=Hellenic-Athletes.com|date=18 June 2010|url=http://www.hellenicathletes.com/news.php?news_id=178 | quote = Leonidas Sampanis: Born 20 October 1971 in Korytsa...}}</ref> [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]], who represented Greece in 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. He has also been a World Champion representing Greece.
'''Leonidas Sabanis''' (sometimes spelled '''Leonidas Sampanis''' {{lang-el|Λεωνίδας Σαμπάνης}}, [[Albanian language|Albanian]]: Luan Shabani) is a [[Greeks|Greek]] retired<ref name=hri>{{cite web|title=ANT1-Radio|url=http://www.hri.org/news/greek/ant1en/1996/96-07-29.ant1en.html|publisher=hri.org|accessdate=28 September 2013}}</ref><ref name=hellenic>{{cite web|title=Weightlifting Mystery: What really happened in the Leonidas Sabanis doping case? *Exclusive Interview* |first=|last=|first2=|last2=|publisher=Hellenic-Athletes.com|date=18 June 2010|url=http://www.hellenicathletes.com/news.php?news_id=178 | quote = Leonidas Sampanis: Born 20 October 1971 in Korytsa...}}</ref> [[Olympic weightlifting|weightlifter]], who represented Greece in 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. He has also been a World Champion representing Greece.


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
An [[Albania]]n,<ref name=hri/> Shabani was born '''Luan Shabani''' on 28 October 1971 in southern [[Albania]].<ref name=hri/><ref name="Dizdari">{{citation|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation| url= http://www.iwf.net/2012/02/03/godellis-unique-medal-collection/|accessdate=2013-09-28|author=Besnik Dizdari|title=Godelli’s unique medal collection| quote=A few famous athletes became World Champions or/and Olympic medal winners under the flag of Greece, but were born and practicing weightlifting for a while in Albania, such as: Pirro Dimas (Pyrros Dimas), Luan Shabani (Leonidas Sabanis), ...}}</ref>
A [[Greeks|Greek]],<ref name=hri/> Sabanis was born '''Luan Shabani''' on 28 October 1971 in southern [[Albania]].<ref name=hri/><ref name="Dizdari">{{citation|publisher=International Weightlifting Federation| url= http://www.iwf.net/2012/02/03/godellis-unique-medal-collection/|accessdate=2013-09-28|author=Besnik Dizdari|title=Godelli’s unique medal collection| quote=A few famous athletes became World Champions or/and Olympic medal winners under the flag of Greece, but were born and practicing weightlifting for a while in Albania, such as: Pirro Dimas (Pyrros Dimas), Luan Shabani (Leonidas Sabanis), ...}}</ref>


===Results representing Albania===
===Results representing Albania===
At the European Championship in Athens, Greece, in 1989, Shabani represented Albania as ''Luan Shabani'' and won a bronze (big) medal in the 56&nbsp;kg category. He was the first Albanian to win a medal at a European Championship.<ref>{{cite web|title=European Championships From 1907 to Today|work=Childovski|date=|url=http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_tournamentResult_listing_y.asp?tflag=ce&wyearq=1989}}</ref> A year later, at the European Championship in [[Aalborg]] (Denmark) in 1990, Sabanis won a silver (big) medal, and the first such medal for Albania.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eurolympic History of Albania|work=www.eurolympic.org|date=December 2004|url=http://www.eurolympic.org/jahia/Jahia/pid/295|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927191639/http://www.eurolympic.org/jahia/Jahia/pid/295|archivedate=2007-09-27|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=European Championships From 1907 to Today|work=Childovski|date=|url=http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_tournamentResult_listing_y.asp?tflag=ce&wyearq=1990}}</ref>
At the European Championship in Athens, Greece, in 1989, Sabanis represented Albania as ''Luan Shabani'' and won a bronze (big) medal in the 56&nbsp;kg category. He was the first Albanian to win a medal at a European Championship.<ref>{{cite web|title=European Championships From 1907 to Today|work=Childovski|date=|url=http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_tournamentResult_listing_y.asp?tflag=ce&wyearq=1989}}</ref> A year later, at the European Championship in [[Aalborg]] (Denmark) in 1990, Sabanis won a silver (big) medal, and the first such medal for Albania.<ref>{{cite web|title=Eurolympic History of Albania|work=www.eurolympic.org|date=December 2004|url=http://www.eurolympic.org/jahia/Jahia/pid/295|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927191639/http://www.eurolympic.org/jahia/Jahia/pid/295|archivedate=2007-09-27|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=European Championships From 1907 to Today|work=Childovski|date=|url=http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/l_tournamentResult_listing_y.asp?tflag=ce&wyearq=1990}}</ref>


===Results representing Greece===
===Results representing Greece===

Revision as of 23:05, 26 November 2020

Leonidas Sabanis
Personal information
Born28 October 1971 (1971-10-28) (age 53)
Korçë, Albania
Medal record
Men's Weightlifting
Representing  Albania
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1989 Athens – 56 kg
Representing  Greece
Summer Olympics
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta – 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney – 62 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Guangzhou – 59 kg
Gold medal – first place 1998 Lahti – 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 1999 Athens – 62 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Stavanger – 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 1997 Rijeka – 59 kg
Silver medal – second place 1998 Riesa – 62 kg
Silver medal – second place 1999 La Coruña – 62 kg
Gold medal – first place 2002 Antalya – 62 kg

Leonidas Sabanis (sometimes spelled Leonidas Sampanis Template:Lang-el, Albanian: Luan Shabani) is a Greek retired[1][2] weightlifter, who represented Greece in 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. He has also been a World Champion representing Greece.

Early life and career

A Greek,[1] Sabanis was born Luan Shabani on 28 October 1971 in southern Albania.[1][3]

Results representing Albania

At the European Championship in Athens, Greece, in 1989, Sabanis represented Albania as Luan Shabani and won a bronze (big) medal in the 56 kg category. He was the first Albanian to win a medal at a European Championship.[4] A year later, at the European Championship in Aalborg (Denmark) in 1990, Sabanis won a silver (big) medal, and the first such medal for Albania.[5][6]

Results representing Greece

Sabanis emigrated to Greece in 1991 and represented Greece starting from 1993. He won a silver medal in the 59 kg category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States and in the 62 kg category in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Sabanis was originally awarded a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, but the medal was later stripped from him as a result of a doping scandal.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "ANT1-Radio". hri.org. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Weightlifting Mystery: What really happened in the Leonidas Sabanis doping case? *Exclusive Interview*". Hellenic-Athletes.com. 18 June 2010. Leonidas Sampanis: Born 20 October 1971 in Korytsa...
  3. ^ Besnik Dizdari, Godelli’s unique medal collection, International Weightlifting Federation, retrieved 2013-09-28, A few famous athletes became World Champions or/and Olympic medal winners under the flag of Greece, but were born and practicing weightlifting for a while in Albania, such as: Pirro Dimas (Pyrros Dimas), Luan Shabani (Leonidas Sabanis), ...
  4. ^ "European Championships From 1907 to Today". Childovski.
  5. ^ "Eurolympic History of Albania". www.eurolympic.org. December 2004. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
  6. ^ "European Championships From 1907 to Today". Childovski.
  7. ^ Associated Press (August 23, 2004). "Ancient Olympia's First Female Winner Stripped of Medal". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
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