Anatoliy Solomin

Anatoliy Solomin
Personal information
Born(1952-07-02)2 July 1952
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventRace walking
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)20 km: 1:19:43 (1983)
10,000 m: 39:19.32 (1981)
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1978 Prague 20 km walk
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Budapest 5000 m walk
IAAF World Race Walking Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Bergen 20 km walk

Anatoliy Vasilyevich Solomin (Russian: Анатолий Васильевич Соломин; born 2 July 1952) is a former Soviet Ukrainian race walker. Solomin competed in men's 20 km walk at the 1980 Summer Olympics and contended for the gold medal, but was disqualified from the lead shortly before the finish. He was European indoor champion in men's 5000 m walk in 1983 and briefly held the 20 km world best. He was born in Komarovka in Penza Oblast.