Lidiia Soloviova

Lidiia Soloviova
Personal information
Born21 January 1978 (1978-01-21) (age 47)
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Sport
CountryUkraine
SportPowerlifting
ClubInvasport, Dnipropetrovsk
Coached byOlexandr Alferov
Medal record
Women's powerlifting
Representing Ukraine
Paralympic Games
2000 Sydney 40 kg
2004 Athens 40 kg
2008 Beijing 40 kg
2012 London 44 kg
2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 kg
World Championships
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

  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.