Vyacheslav Ivanovich Klokov (russian: Вячеслав Иванович Клоков, born 1959) is a retired Russian heavyweight weightlifter. He won the world and European titles in 1983, placing second in 1981 and 1982. Between 1980 and 1983 he set seven ratified world records.
[ After retiring from competitions he headed the Russian Weightlifting Federation and served as vice-president of the ]European Weightlifting Federation
The European Weightlifting Federation (EWF) was founded in 1969, and is the body governing and organizing the European Weightlifting Championships. The EWF is a "recognized continental body" under the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF). ...
. His son Dmitry Klokov
Dmitriy Vyacheslavovich Klokov (russian: Дмитрий Вячеславович Клоков; born February 18, 1983) is a Russian former Olympic weightlifter, and World Champion. He competed in the 105 kg category.
Biography
Klokov was born ...
became an Olympic heavyweight weightlifter.[
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References
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1959 births
Living people
Soviet male weightlifters
World Weightlifting Championships medalists