What type of person was Leonid Zhabotinsky ?

Answer 1

Type of person I do not know, caliber of athlete follows.

Leonid Ivanovich Zhabotinsky (Russian: born January 28, 1938 in village Uspenka, Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) was an outstanding Soviet weightlifter who set 17 world records in the superheavyweight class and won gold medals at the 1964, and 1968 Olympics.
Between 1963 and 1970 Zhabotinsky set 17 world records in the superheavyweight class