 Klokov in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Vyacheslav Ivanovich Klokov | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1959-09-02) September 2, 1959 (age 65) Arzamas, Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Heavyweight (110kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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Vyacheslav Ivanovich Klokov (Russian: Вячеслав Иванович Клоков, born 1959) is a retired Russian heavyweight weightlifter. He won the world and European titles in 1983, placing second in 1981 and 1982. Between 1980 and 1983 he set seven ratified world records. After retiring from competitions he headed the Russian Weightlifting Federation and served as vice-president of the European Weightlifting Federation. His son Dmitry Klokov became an Olympic heavyweight weightlifter.
References
- Vyacheslav Klokov. chidlovski.net
- Oleg Bogatov (6 October 2016) Вячеслав Клоков: работы в тяжелой атлетике очень много, главное - борьба с допингом. rsport.ru (interview in Russian)
