Lidiia Soloviova

Lidiia Soloviova
Personal information
Born21 January 1978 (1978-01-21) (age 48)
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportPowerlifting
ClubInvasport, Dnipropetrovsk
Coached byOlexandr Alferov
Medal record
Women's powerlifting
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 Athens40 kg
Gold medal – first place2008 Beijing40 kg
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro50 kg
Silver medal – second place2000 Sydney40 kg
Bronze medal – third place2012 London44 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Busan40 kg
Silver medal – second place2002 Kuala Lumpur40 kg
Silver medal – second place2010 Kuala Lumpur40 kg
Silver medal – second place2014 Dubai50 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Nur-Sultan50 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Nur-SultanMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2021 Tbilisi50 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

  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.