Nikolay Solodukhin

Nikolay Solodukhin
Nikolai Solodukhin (center) at the pedestal
Personal information
Born (1955-01-03) 3 January 1955 (age 69)
OccupationJudoka
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍65 kg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesGold (1980)
World Champ.Gold (1979, 1983)
European Champ.Gold (1979)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow ‍–‍65 kg
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 Paris ‍–‍65 kg
Gold medal – first place 1983 Moscow ‍–‍65 kg
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1979 Brussels ‍–‍65 kg
Silver medal – second place 1978 Helsinki ‍–‍65 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Paris ‍–‍65 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF54212
JudoInside.com5896
Updated on 19 June 2023

Nikolai Ivanovich Solodukhin (Russian: Николай Иванович Солодухин, born 3 January 1955) is a Soviet judoka.

Solodukhin was born in Kursk Oblast.

Solodukhin competed for the Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics, where he won a gold medal in the half lightweight class. In the 1983 World Championships he won gold in the ‍–‍65 kg class.

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