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. He missed the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

due to their boycott by the Soviet Union and the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

due to an injury. Solodov retired in 1990 and later worked as a weightlifting administrator and international referee. He is married and has two sons and one daughter.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Solodov, Viktor 1962 births People from Myski Living people Soviet male weightlifters World Weightlifting Championships medalists European Weightlifting Championships medalists Sportspeople from Kemerovo Oblast Russian male weightlifters Russian sports executives and administrators Friendship Games medalists