Viktor Ščerbatihs
Viktor Ščerbatihs 
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| Surname: | Viktor Ščerbatihs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Latvia
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| Date of birth: | October 6, 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Dobele | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Size: | 181 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Viktors Ščerbatihs (born October 6, 1974 in Dobele ) is a Latvian weightlifter and member of parliament.
Career
Ščerbatihs has been represented on the international stages for almost two decades. He won his first major medals at the 1997 World Championships in Chiang Mai . There, Ščerbatihs, who recently switched to the super heavyweight (over 108 kg at the time), won bronze three times.
In the following years, Ščerbatihs was gradually able to establish himself in his class. So he won several medals at world and European championships and finished second behind Hossein Rezazadeh at his third Olympic Games in 2004 in Athens with 455 kg in a duel .
From 2005 to 2008, Ščerbatihs won all European championship titles in duels, as well as various medals in the individual disciplines. At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 he took third place after he was able to bring in only one push attempt with 242 kg in the rating after 206 kg in the tear, and thus came to 448 kg in a duel
In 2005 and 2007 he was voted Latvian Sportsman of the Year .
Others
- Ščerbatihs is a member of the parliament of Latvia for the Zaļo un Zemnieku Savienība .
Personal best
- Tear: 206.0 kg in Beijing in 2008 in the 105 kg class.
- Push: 260.0 kg in 2003 in the international tournament in the 105 kg class.
- Duel: 465.0 kg in 2003 in an international tournament in the 105 kg class.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Athlete Biography Scerbatihs Victor ( Memento of 16 March 2009 at the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 11 of 2009.
- ↑ Beijing 2008 - Scerbatihs plans medal upgrade ( Memento from August 25, 2008 in the Internet Archive ), original from June 24, 2009, accessed on January 11, 2009.
- ↑ Olympic Weightlifting: All-Time Top Lists (200-250-450) , accessed July 7, 2009
Web links
- Portrait on chidlovski.net
- Viktors Ščerbatihs at the Institute for Applied Training Science
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| SURNAME | Ščerbatihs, Viktors |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Scherbatihs, Viktor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Latvian weightlifter and politician, member of the Saeima |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1974 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dobele |