Viktors Ščerbatihs (born 6 October 1974 in Dobele) is a former Latvian weightlifter and politician and a three-time Olympian for his native country. He is 181 cm tall. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, he won the silver medal in the over 105 kg weight category, with the total result of 455 kg (205 kg in snatch and 250 kg in clean and jerk). He has also won three bronze medals in the World Championships (in 1997, 1998 and 2003), gold in 2007 and several medals in the European Championships (bronze in 1997, 1999 and 2000, gold in 2001, silver in 2004, and four consecutive gold medals in 2005–2008). He started his political career with Latvian Farmers' Union in 2006 and was elected to parliament. He became world champion in 2007. At the 2008 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the +105 kg category, with a total of 448 kg. Notes and references Viktors Ščerbatihs at Database Weightlifting (Retrieved on December 19, 2009). 1974 births Living people People from Dobele Latvian Farmers' Union politicians Deputies of the 9th Saeima Latvian male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters of Latvia Latvian strength athletes Weightlifters at the 1996 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2000 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2004 Summer Olympics Weightlifters at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Latvia Olympic bronze medalists for Latvia Latvian sportspeople in doping cases Olympic medalists in weightlifting Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics European Weightlifting Championships medalists World Weightlifting Championships medalists 21st-century Latvian people