Igor Solopov
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| Full name | Igor Solopov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Soviet Union
 Estonia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 1961 Magnitogorsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 June 2019 (aged 58) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Right-handed, shakehand grip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 33 (June 1981)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Igor Solopov (17 April 1961 – 12 June 2019) was a Russian-born Estonian table tennis player. Born in Magnitogorsk, Russian SFSR,[2] he represented Estonia in the men's singles event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[3] Solopov, who participated at seven World Table Tennis Championships,[4] previously won a bronze medal with the Soviet men's team at the 1978 European Table Tennis Championships.[5]
From the mid-1990s, Solopov resided in Sweden.[2] His death on 12 June 2019, at the age of 58, was announced by the Table Tennis Federation of Russia.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Igor Solopov - Biography & Career Accolades". Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Solopov, Igor". Eesti spordi biograafiline leksikon. 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "Igor Solopov". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Печальная весть" (in Russian). Table Tennis Federation of Russia. 12 June 2019. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "1978 European Table Tennis Championships". tabletennis.guide. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
External links
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- Igor Solopov at Olympics.com
- Igor Solopov at Table Tennis Media
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- Estonian male table tennis players
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- Russian emigrants to Sweden
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