8.11.2008

Olympic Moments: Vasily Alekseyev

Vasily Alekseyev; born January 7, 1942 in village Pokrovo-Shishkino, Ryazan Oblast) is a former competitor from the Soviet Union, who may be considered the greatest super-heavyweight weightlifter of all time. He set 80 world records and 81 Soviet records in weightlifting.

Two Gold medals, 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal.

[h/t The Biggest]

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