Viktor Solodov
Personal information
Born15 June 1962 (1962-06-15) (age 61)[1]
Myski, Kemerovo Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1]
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Coached byViktor Reinbold
Medal record
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1983 Moscow -90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1985 Södertälje -90 kg
Silver medal – second place 1986 Sofia -90 kg
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1983 Moscow -90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1984 Vitoria -90 kg
Gold medal – first place 1985 Katowice -90 kg
Silver medal – second place 1986 Karl-Marx-Stadt -90 kg

Viktor Viktorovich Solodov (Russian: Виктор Викторович Солодов; born 15 June 1962) is a retired Russian weightlifter. Between 1983 and 1986 he won three gold and four silver medals at the world and European championships and set four ratified world records.[2] He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by the Soviet Union and the 1988 Summer Olympics due to an injury.[1]

Solodov retired in 1990 and later worked as a weightlifting administrator and international referee.[3] He is married and has two sons and one daughter.[1]

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