Vsevolods Zelonijs
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Vsevolods Zeļonijs (born February 24, 1973 in Riga
) is a Latvia
n judoka, who competed in the 1992
and 2000 Summer Olympics
winning bronze medal in 2000 in the lightweight (– 73 kg) category.
Zeļonijs also won the bronze medal in the 1997 World Championships, and several silver and bronze medals in European Championships. He is a four-time Olympian.
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
) is a Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n judoka, who competed in the 1992
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
and 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
winning bronze medal in 2000 in the lightweight (– 73 kg) category.
Zeļonijs also won the bronze medal in the 1997 World Championships, and several silver and bronze medals in European Championships. He is a four-time Olympian.