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Born | 15 June 1962[1] Myski, Kemerovo Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1] | (age 61)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Viktor Reinbold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]