Viktor Sots

Viktor Sots

Personal information
Born	11 May 1958
Sport
Country	Soviet Union
Sport	Weightlifting
Weight class	100 kg
Team	National team
Medal record Men's Weightlifting Representing  Soviet Union World Championships 1981 Lille 100 kg 1982 Ljubljana 100 kg
Updated on 7 October 2016.

Viktor Sots (born 11 May 1958) is a Soviet male former weightlifter, who competed in the first heavyweight class and represented Soviet Union at international competitions. He won the gold medal at the 1981 and 1982 World Weightlifting Championships in the 100 kg category.^[1]

The movement with the kettlebell called Sots press (also called the squat press) is named after him. This exercise is a rack squat with a press at the bottom of the squat.

References

1. "Weightlifting World Championships Seniors Statistics - 2007 World Championships - Viktor Sots" (PDF). iwf.net. p. 126-146. Retrieved 23 June 2016.