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Lidiia Soloviova

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Lidiia Soloviova
Personal information
Born21 January 1978 (1978-01-21) (age 46)
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportPowerlifting
ClubInvasport, Dnipropetrovsk
Coached byOlexandr Alferov
Medal record
Women's powerlifting
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 40 kg
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 40 kg
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 40 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London 44 kg
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Tbilisi 50 kg

Lidiia Soloviova (born 21 January 1978) is a Ukrainian disability powerlifter, who has represented Ukraine at the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics.[1]

She qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics who took the gold medal after lifting 107 kg in the Powerlifting Women's 50 kg ⋅category. Her competitors included Zuray Marcano who was one of the oldest Olympians as she was aged 62. [2]

She won the bronze medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships held in Tbilisi, Georgia.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Official Website of the Paralympic Movement
  2. ^ "Zuray Marcano ganó diploma paralímpico en levantamiento de potencia #Río2016". 10 September 2016.
  3. ^ Houston, Michael (29 November 2021). "Ahmed claims third straight title at World Para Powerlifting Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  4. ^ "2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships Results Book" (PDF). Paralympic.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
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