Valerios Leonidis (Greek: Βαλέριος Λεωνίδης; born 14 February 1966) is a Greek former Olympic medalist weightlifter and current weightlifting trainer.

His rivalry with world-record holder Naim Süleymanoğlu in the men's 64 kg was a very popular part of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, in which he won the silver medal.

[2] Leonidis was born in Yessentuki, Russia, to a Pontic Greek family.

He was a member of the national weightlifting team of the Soviet Union from 1982 to 1990 and he moved to Greece in 1991.

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