SOLOVIOVA Lidiia

Date of Birth: 21 Jan 1978

Age: 43

Gender: Female

Sport Class: PWL

Place of birth: DNIPRO

Birth Country:

Ukraine

Place of residence : DNIPRO

Residence Country:

Ukraine

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Powerlifting	Women's -50 kg	4

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo International Forum	Women's -50 kg Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
1	-50 kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	107
1	-40 kg	2008	Beijing, CHN	105.5
1	-40 kg	2004	Athens, GRE	105.0
2	-40 kg	2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	85.0
3	-44 kg	2012	London, GBR	100
World Championships
1	-40 kg	2006	Busan, KOR	95.0
2	-50 kg	2014	Dubai, UAE	105.0
2	-40 kg	2010	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	92.5
2	-44 kg	2002	Kuala Lumpur, MAS	100.0
3	Mixed Team	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	263.57
3	-50 kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	111.0
4	-50 kg	2017	Mexico City, MEX	103.0
European Open Championships
2	-50 kg	2018	Berck-sur-Mer, FRA	106

Lida (invasport.org.ua, 19 Oct 2016)

Occupation:

Physical Education - Dnipro State Institute of Physical Education and Sport, Ukraine

Languages spoken:

Russian, Ukrainian

Invasport [Dnipro, UKR]

Oleksandr Alfyorov [personal], UKR

1999 for Ukraine, European Championships (fakty.ua, 25 Sep 2004)

She took up the sport in 1999 in Dnipro, Ukraine. (fakty.ua, 16 Sep 2000; Athlete, 03 Sep 2016)

While she was at college, coach Lilia Ginkul was looking for some volunteers to try powerlifting. She was the smallest volunteer but managed to lift a weight of 57 kilograms without any preparation. (fakty.ua, 19 Aug 2003)

To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 26 May 2019)

Winning gold medals in the 40kg category at the Paralympic Games in 2004 and 2008. (SportsDeskOnline, 28 Apr 2021; Athlete, 26 May 2019)

Ukrainian Para powerlifter Lyudmyla Osmanova. (2000.net.ua, 03 Nov 2004)

In recognition of her achievements at the Paralympic Games in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016, she has received the Order of Princess Olga [third, second and first grades], and the Order of Merit [third and second grades] in Ukraine. (president.gov.ua, 04 Oct 2016; invasport.org.ua, 08 Jan 2012)

She has received the title of Honoured Master of Sport in Ukraine. (dsmsu.gov.ua, 31 Dec 2020)

General Interest

Type of Impairment
Short stature (fakty.ua, 25 Sep 2004)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (fakty.ua, 25 Sep 2004)

Impairment Details
She was born with chondrodystrophy, which affects the development of cartilage. (fakty.ua, 25 Sep 2004)

General
RETIREMENT PLAN
She contemplated retirement after competing at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London and has suggested that the 2020 Games in Tokyo might be her last competition. "It is a physically challenging sport and you can sustain many injuries. We lift big weights. But I ended up continuing. I want to go to Tokyo. Then I will see if I retire or not. Apart from winning trophies, I want to help raise awareness and grow the sport in my country and the world through my performances." (paralympic.org, 24 May 2018)

Milestones

At the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, she became the first Para powerlifter to represent Ukraine in five editions of the Paralympic Games. (SportsDeskOnline, 28 Apr 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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