Svetlana Soluianova
Svetlana Yurievna Soluianova is a Russian boxer. She competed in the women's flyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
In 2018 she became the European Champion in the weight class up to 51 kg.
Early life and training
Soluianova began boxing at the age of 13. Until the 9th grade, she also studied at a music school, specializing in accordion, but after graduation chose to focus on boxing.She joined the Russian national team in 2011. Competing in her weight division, Soluianova has advantages in height and reach, allowing her to effectively fight at long range in an out-fighter style.
Amateur career
2012 Russian Boxing Championships
At age 18, Soluianova won her first national title at the 2012 Russian Championships in Orenburg. In the final, she defeated Viktoria Kuleshova, bronze medalist of the previous year’s championships.- Round of 16: defeated Marina Khubulova — 16:4
- Quarterfinal: defeated Inna Lots — 16:11
- Semifinal: defeated Ulyana Koshkarova — 15:6
- Final: defeated Viktoria Kuleshova — 14:11
2012 EUBC European Youth Championships
Following her national success, Soluianova won the European Youth Championships in Władysławowo, Poland, defeating a Turkish opponent in the final 12:8. She was recognized as the best athlete of the tournament and awarded a special trophy.2016 World University Championships
At the World University Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand, she won a bronze medal, losing in the semifinal to a Thai boxer.2017 Silesian Women’s Boxing Championships
In Gliwice, Poland, Soluianova won gold, defeating four-time Kazakhstan champion and two-time world champion Nazym Kyzaibay 5:0 in the final.2018 Russian Championships
At the Russian Championships in Ulan-Ude, she won gold, defeating World Champion and four-time Russian Champion Alexandra Kuleshova in the final.2018 European Championships
At the 11th Women’s European Boxing Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, Soluianova claimed the gold medal, defeating Turkey’s Buse Naz Çakıroğlu in the final.- Round of 32: defeated Nina Radovanović — 4:1
- Round of 16: defeated Tetyana Kob, 10-time national champion and 2009 European Champion — 5:0
- Quarterfinal: defeated Veronika Losvik — 5:0
- Semifinal: defeated Gabriela Dimitrova — 4:1
- Final: defeated Buse Naz Çakıroğlu — 3:2
2018 World Championships
At the 10th AIBA Women’s World Championships in India, Soluianova was eliminated in the first round, losing to Zhaina Shekerbekova of Kazakhstan.2019 European Games
At the 2019 European Games in Minsk, she won the silver medal.On 19 July 2019, Soluianova was named an ambassador of the 1st World Martial Arts Festival TAFISA.