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.[1] 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.[2]
 Klokov in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Vyacheslav Ivanovich Klokov | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 2, 1959 Arzamas, Russia | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Russia | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Heavyweight (110kg) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ 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)