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Viktors Ščerbatihs
Personal information
Born (1974-10-06) 6 October 1974 (age 49)
Dobele, Latvia
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight132 kg (291 lb) (2010)
Sport
SportOlympic weightlifting
Turned pro1992
Retired2010
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 206 kg (2008)
  • Clean & jerk: 260 kg (2003)
  • Total: 465 kg (2005) (Latvian records until 2018)
  • Medal record

    Representing  Latvia
    Men's Weightlifting
    Olympic Games
    Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens + 105 kg
    Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing + 105 kg
    World Championships
    Total
    Gold medal – first place 2007 Chiang Mai + 105 kg
    Bronze medal – third place 1997 Chiang Mai + 108 kg
    Bronze medal – third place 1998 Lahti + 105 kg
    Bronze medal – third place 2003 Vancouver + 105 kg
    European Championships
    Total
    Gold medal – first place 2001 Trencin + 105 kg
    Gold medal – first place 2005 Sofia + 105 kg
    Gold medal – first place 2006 Wladislawowo + 105 kg
    Gold medal – first place 2007 Strasbourg + 105 kg
    Gold medal – first place 2008 Lignano Sabbiadoro + 105 kg
    Silver medal – second place 2004 Kyiv + 105 kg
    Bronze medal – third place 1997 Rijeka – 108 kg
    Bronze medal – third place 1999 La Coruna + 105 kg
    Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sofia + 105 kg

    Viktors Ščerbatihs (born 6 October 1974 in Dobele)[2] is a former Latvian weightlifter and politician and a three-time Olympian for his native country. He is 181 cm tall.

    In the 2004 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the over 105 kg weight category, with the total result of 455 kg (205 kg in snatch and 250 kg in clean and jerk).[3] He has also won three bronze medals in the World Championships (in 1997, 1998 and 2003), gold in 2007 and several medals in the European Championships (bronze in 1997, 1999 and 2000, gold in 2001, silver in 2004, and four consecutive gold medals in 2005–2008).

    He started his political career with Latvian Farmers' Union in 2006 and was elected to parliament. He became world champion in 2007.[3]

    At the 2008 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the +105 kg category, with a total of 448 kg.[4]

    Notes and references[edit]

    1. ^ "Athlete Biography: Scerbatihs Viktors". Archived from the original on 2009-04-15.
  • ^ "Viktors Ščerbatihs". Archived from the original on 2012-11-16.
  • ^ a b "SCERBATIHS Viktors". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  • ^ "SCERBATIHS Viktors". International Weightlifting Federation. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
  • Awards
    Preceded by

    None
    Mārtiņš Rubenis

    Latvian Men's Sportspersonality of the Year
    2005
    2007
    Succeeded by

    Mārtiņš Rubenis
    Māris Štrombergs


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