@MNorm15 naw, the chineses will discover a plant that grows in there country that builds muscles twice as fast, that plus there current nutrition and training... i see in 20 years the standard at olympics is 600 pounds for 105kg.
Stupid argument TECHNIQUE vs STRENGTH. If you stop talking and think for a minute, you d realise - weightlifters need both. Also they need flexibility, agility, emotinal stability etc. Once you break the balance - its all gone. BTW - the only correct technique is the one that lets you LIFT THE MOST WEIGHT. Techniques vary greatly between athletes because all ppl are different anatomically. Athletes with short legs and long body for example might find split press difficult and do a squat press.
Now that's what I call gettin' it in raw hardcore style, Vasily got in there with good mentality techniques, used the strength no other man can endure and became first man to lift 501+ Ibs. over the head, what an amazing video, something shocking for everyone to see:)
@rayjr62 oh come on now; brute strength is hardly the LAST thing they need! Yes of course technique is important, as is psychology (why Reding could never beat Alexeyev), but you can give my sister as much "technique" as you like and she can't clean 60 lbs.
@rayjr62 That's a pretty asinine thing to say, lol, this is a competition of lifting weights, and in case you forgot, you need to get stronger to lift more weight. You can't lift 200lbs. if you haven't lifted 100 lbs. before that. Your statement is actually the best way to explain why the US has fallen off from where it was. The current US coaches emphasize technique far too much, and expect it to make the weight magically get up, when they just need more raw strength.
the things people can do when they put their mind to it. not to sound like a motivational speaker but the things ive seen are just phenomenal like this video for instance. props.
I remember this. It was at the World's Champs in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. I was 17 and missed the first day of school and thought I'd be in big trouble, lol.
I doubt there'll ever again be a record breaker like Alexeev. He was the greatest. Of course, many of his early records were in the Press, which is no longer contested: 3 events gave lifters more opportunities to set records than they have today. Alexeev might not have been the strongest lifter--Reding (only one d), and maybe Patera, were a bit stronger--but he was the best pure athlete in his class, and the best competitor. He knew how to win and put forth a great effort every time.
@finrod55 How can you say Reding or Patera may have beeen stronger?? I heard this once before claiming that Reding was handicapped "psychologically." But this is really quite meaningless. What other basis do you have for your claim?
Alexeev did do more in each of the 3 lifts than Reding or Patera, so how could they be stronger? It's just my opinion, based on my personal observation of all three back then. Reding and Patera showed more "raw strength" than Alexeev in squatting and strict pressing. Arguing over who was stronger is fun for old men like me, but in the end, yes, Alexeev is king. The others couldn't touch him. (I maintain that Reding was easily psyched out, and usually made poor poundage selections.)
I like that image--Alexeev in a bodybuilding contest! He would have lost--but could have torn the winner in quarters. Anyway, many younger readers might not know that the lift shown here was made in 1970 -- in Columbus, Ohio, of all places!--when Alexeev was only 28. That mighty belly of his had not fully developed yet. But it was coming with a vengeance!
I know I"m going against the grain, but I frankly doubt anyone will ever C&J 600 lbs. I read an article saying that at that weight bones start breaking, etc. no matter how strong the guy is
it's supposidly already been done by at least 2 men in training, reza has supposidly c&j'd 275kg (605lbs) in training, pisarenko said he cleaned 280kg (616lbs) in training and I don't think his jerk was that far behind, I've read similar things about Kurlovich and a few other lifters from the USSR in the 80's, I think it will be done in competition eventually; probably not soon but someday
@jgrimsl1 Agreed. We aren't limited by bone strength, or even ligament strength, since these strengths aren't limited and can be trained and increased just like muscle strength. If we are limited by anything it would be possibly the strength of the joints, since as far as I know cartilage etc doesn't get stronger with training.
mate where did you read that? soviet scientists worked out that, according to human limits the smallest possible maximal c+j would be 275 and the upper limits were in the 300's
I was there! In about the 3rd row! Quite a moment. Of course Paul Anderson had toyed with this weight for years. Alexeev's training table on campus looked like a mountain of food..Memories of youth
I really don't think that Chigishev would break the 600 lbs. barrier. Chigishev is great at the snatch, very technical, but he is far away from the 600 lbs. in the C&J. I think that we need another great man like Anderson, Aleksejev or Taranenko to start a new era.
Anderson was a miracle of nature. He was squatting over 1,000 lbs in the 50's. But since he was considered a professional, it didn't count. He could do one arm presses with a 300 lb dumbell for 10 reps with either arm. He could curl a 300 dumbell also. His harness lift I believe was close 1300 lbs. He was NOT that great a weightlifter because of his physical stature, 5'7" at 350 lbs. He was built more for powerlifting.
I think this is awesome that a guy who looks more like a truck driver with big stomack and not well defined and muscles, lifting these enormous weights... He is stronger than he looks.I saw him personally and even studied in the middle school where he studied. It was in Russian North, Archangelsk region, town of Rochegda. People there are woodchoppers and Alekseev used to be one of them. Russian coaches travel to these regions from Moscow to look for future weight-lifting champs.
becoming an olympic champion is the goal of 99% of elite athletes, you become a champion are you fall to the ground, there is nothing above an olympic champion.
oh yeah, and i heard that he only wanted to break the record little by little because ever time he did, the soviet union would give him a lot of nice stuff.
HE'S RIDICULOUS! and btw, while it may be the GENERAL consensus that the olympics are more prestigious, anybody that actually competes in any kind of world championship doesn't train for the olympics. they train for world championships. the olympic medals are just for show in a lot of sports.
This was the beginning of Alexeev's of breaking 80 world records; the highest any ATHLETE of any SPORT have done by far. Along with Alexeev, Naim Suleymanoglu and Yuri Vardanyan are the greatest of all time. Dimas is WAY behind.
He is such a fat and chubby guy but by this figure, it is where he gets his strength. He is also muscular. I'm Just wandering, what does the chalk do with his armpits, wont it irritate them? I mean itchy or may darken?
He cleaned the weight up fairly fast. This is one of the many world records he posted near the beginning of his career. He is a living legend of the sport.
The technique hasn't changed much has it? His overall movement is not as explosive, but the actual technique seems pretty similar to what we see today... any expert to comment on this?
ok, weightluifters are rated at the amount of records they set.
you can start setting world records right after olympics, then do ONE olympic, then dominate till the next, for how long you dominated? for 8 years, or you can get two olympics dominating for same two years.
I beg to differ. It is OLYMPIC weightlifting, and like every olympic sport, the athletes are rated on Olympic performance. Ask any Olympian that never won Olympic gold if they would trade 10 world titles for one Olympic championship, I guarantee a great majority would. Otherwise why have the olympics? Dimas didn't set a lot of world records, but he always hit the critical lifts when it mattered most - that's what Olympic Weightlifting is all about.
That's not to say a world championship isn't an incredible accomplishment, of course it is, but Olympic performance is paramount. World records are incredible also, but not a great comparison tool as the numbers of lifts, weight class changes, etc. have changed quite a bit over the past 30 years.
thta is true, but for peeps like Alekseev it doesn't matter, wiht his 160 kg he was always in SHW, as it always been SHW, and he is by far the greatest, I dunno how one can argue.
Olympic is good, but world records matter in whatever sport they can be set.
are you fucking kidding? the general consensus is that an olympic medal is more prestigious than a world championship. i feel the need to state the obvious: the summer olympic games are held once every 4 years.
the olympic medal is no more prestigous then a world championship.your competing againest the same guys in the world championships every year that you do in the olympics,what makes it better because it has a different name or because you happen to watch the olympics???is it better to set the world record in a lift that stands the test of time or win a gold medal????
Now, when will 600 fall? Chemerkin is the only one to even try (272.5kg attempt, 2000 games) - and though he pulled it high, it really wasn't even close.
It looks like Rezazadeh could clean that much, but the jerk is in question. With the current WR at 263.5kg (266kg the overall all-time best) - it could be several more years before 600lb. (273kg with the new 1kg rule) falls.
Last time I checked, Niam isn't Russian, neither is Dimas - both won 3 Olympic gold medals (Dimas added a miracle Bronze in Athens). Niam had the 190kg @ 60kg bodyweight, the greatest lift of all time. No disrespect to Alexeev, by the 190 is only 37.5kg away from this lift, and Niam was the size of Alexeev's right leg :)
...If you don't think at least one of these two men belong in the greatest 3 all-time, then you have some strange standards for that analysis. And world records aren't a good analysis tool here, since pre-1972 the press was involved, making for far more opportunities for WR's. Plus Alexeev was paid for WR's, so he would bump up the weight by the minimum amount possible to get as many WR's as possible.
IMO, the top three would go (in order) Dimas, Niam, Alexeev. Zacherevich a very close 4th.
i dont really agree with Dimas, even thought he won a ton of metals, there were a few guys that lifted 15kg morre in total in the old 82.5 class, given steroids were used more easly then and i would also put zacherevich above alexeev because he lited more as a significant body weight difference
Well, it was especially significant in the United States because it was 500 lbs., a nice round number, but in the Soviet Union, it was 227.5 kilos, which doesn't sound too special. I was just wondering if many people in the Soviet Union thought of this particular record the way Americans did, as a milestone.
ABC'S 'Wide World Of Sports' really promoted the moment and constantly referred back to it throughout its broadcast history. It was significant because it raised some attention in North America about the sport.
youtube.com/watch?v=bwDw9tkgEyw supposely unloaded, judge yourself!
ozwunder69 5 months ago
people will be jerking 1000s of pounds in the future... gotta get them super steroids mang.
MNorm15 8 months ago
@MNorm15 naw, the chineses will discover a plant that grows in there country that builds muscles twice as fast, that plus there current nutrition and training... i see in 20 years the standard at olympics is 600 pounds for 105kg.
Dubzasterz 7 months ago
A beautiful lift because he makes it look so easy!
philt4141 8 months ago 3
Stupid argument TECHNIQUE vs STRENGTH. If you stop talking and think for a minute, you d realise - weightlifters need both. Also they need flexibility, agility, emotinal stability etc. Once you break the balance - its all gone. BTW - the only correct technique is the one that lets you LIFT THE MOST WEIGHT. Techniques vary greatly between athletes because all ppl are different anatomically. Athletes with short legs and long body for example might find split press difficult and do a squat press.
dan7edan7e 11 months ago 3
I love it, just a beautiful lift. The greatest lifter of all time!
strongjs1958 11 months ago
Now that's what I call gettin' it in raw hardcore style, Vasily got in there with good mentality techniques, used the strength no other man can endure and became first man to lift 501+ Ibs. over the head, what an amazing video, something shocking for everyone to see:)
DerrickRaynor 1 year ago
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rayjr62 1 year ago
@rayjr62 oh come on now; brute strength is hardly the LAST thing they need! Yes of course technique is important, as is psychology (why Reding could never beat Alexeyev), but you can give my sister as much "technique" as you like and she can't clean 60 lbs.
serafinichess 1 year ago 2
@rayjr62 That's a pretty asinine thing to say, lol, this is a competition of lifting weights, and in case you forgot, you need to get stronger to lift more weight. You can't lift 200lbs. if you haven't lifted 100 lbs. before that. Your statement is actually the best way to explain why the US has fallen off from where it was. The current US coaches emphasize technique far too much, and expect it to make the weight magically get up, when they just need more raw strength.
KingHenryXI 1 year ago
I remember watching that! Very exciting inspiring moment in time. And that's how your supposed to drop the bar.
zenbodybuilder 1 year ago
Look at that smile..the man wasn't just a superior athlete, he was a genuine person with charisma.
BeantownDungplop 1 year ago
the things people can do when they put their mind to it. not to sound like a motivational speaker but the things ive seen are just phenomenal like this video for instance. props.
davegamer1990 2 years ago
I remember this. It was at the World's Champs in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. I was 17 and missed the first day of school and thought I'd be in big trouble, lol.
mouseman71 2 years ago
I doubt there'll ever again be a record breaker like Alexeev. He was the greatest. Of course, many of his early records were in the Press, which is no longer contested: 3 events gave lifters more opportunities to set records than they have today. Alexeev might not have been the strongest lifter--Reding (only one d), and maybe Patera, were a bit stronger--but he was the best pure athlete in his class, and the best competitor. He knew how to win and put forth a great effort every time.
finrod55 2 years ago
@finrod55 How can you say Reding or Patera may have beeen stronger?? I heard this once before claiming that Reding was handicapped "psychologically." But this is really quite meaningless. What other basis do you have for your claim?
serafinichess 2 years ago
Alexeev did do more in each of the 3 lifts than Reding or Patera, so how could they be stronger? It's just my opinion, based on my personal observation of all three back then. Reding and Patera showed more "raw strength" than Alexeev in squatting and strict pressing. Arguing over who was stronger is fun for old men like me, but in the end, yes, Alexeev is king. The others couldn't touch him. (I maintain that Reding was easily psyched out, and usually made poor poundage selections.)
finrod55 2 years ago
Something seems out of place here. Where is Alexeev's iconic belly? Was he dieting down for a bodybuilding contest?
GeorgeDedaj 2 years ago
I like that image--Alexeev in a bodybuilding contest! He would have lost--but could have torn the winner in quarters. Anyway, many younger readers might not know that the lift shown here was made in 1970 -- in Columbus, Ohio, of all places!--when Alexeev was only 28. That mighty belly of his had not fully developed yet. But it was coming with a vengeance!
finrod55 2 years ago
that was the old style barbell version.
rking1012 2 years ago
so do u mean that old style non rotating barbells ?
rohitf117 2 years ago
clean and jerks look different back then than they do now
sharifsammor 2 years ago
ussr power!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hipoxantha 2 years ago 2
greatest superheavy weight lifter ever....damn he was tall too
glcb7 3 years ago
no bro..I know him...he is no tall....
111pianist111 3 years ago
oh my bad...he just looks tall compared to ever1 else
glcb7 3 years ago
I thought Paul Anderson was the first man to clean and jerk 500? great lift though!
WABWSM 3 years ago
nah it went alexeev. redding. alexeev setting 3 new records all over 500 in one night
Shipitfriedchicken 3 years ago
that's interesting -- I hope one of them does it in competition, though aren't those lifters retired....?
serafinichess 3 years ago
I know I"m going against the grain, but I frankly doubt anyone will ever C&J 600 lbs. I read an article saying that at that weight bones start breaking, etc. no matter how strong the guy is
Hope I'm wrong of course
serafinichess 3 years ago
it's supposidly already been done by at least 2 men in training, reza has supposidly c&j'd 275kg (605lbs) in training, pisarenko said he cleaned 280kg (616lbs) in training and I don't think his jerk was that far behind, I've read similar things about Kurlovich and a few other lifters from the USSR in the 80's, I think it will be done in competition eventually; probably not soon but someday
kaga13 3 years ago
If bones start breaking at over 600lbs, then how are guys squatting over 1000lbs, it will be done just a matter of time.
jgrimsl1 2 years ago 21
@jgrimsl1 weight training can increase bone density allowing your bones to support more weight
cridgel 1 year ago
@jgrimsl1 May I have your attention?
/watch?v=6EDcH3jPsyA
That is all.
RandomStevie 6 months ago
@jgrimsl1 Agreed. We aren't limited by bone strength, or even ligament strength, since these strengths aren't limited and can be trained and increased just like muscle strength. If we are limited by anything it would be possibly the strength of the joints, since as far as I know cartilage etc doesn't get stronger with training.
luthmhor 1 month ago
mate where did you read that? soviet scientists worked out that, according to human limits the smallest possible maximal c+j would be 275 and the upper limits were in the 300's
Myself0101 2 years ago
Much like Arnold in bodybuilding, Alexeev was a champion with charisma and heart. There will never be another like him.
indianapolitics 3 years ago
how is it that he cleaned and pressed more than this?
sr19 3 years ago
An incredible lifter with an electric personality. This man was and is the best ever.
indianapolitics 3 years ago 18
we need people like him at work.
mightycowhero 3 years ago
I was there! In about the 3rd row! Quite a moment. Of course Paul Anderson had toyed with this weight for years. Alexeev's training table on campus looked like a mountain of food..Memories of youth
eb641 3 years ago
paul anderson "toyed" with this weight? i dont think so
chiefwr88 3 years ago
does anyone think someone will break the 600 pound barrier in the C & J? I'm hoping Rezazedeh can do it...
serafinichess 3 years ago
yeh i think rezazadeh will do it, but nobody challenges him at the moment so he doesnt need to go for it, once there is a challenger...
Myself0101 3 years ago
there is a challenger, rezazedeh won't do it, because he was in a car accident. the challengers name is eugean (i think) something
LazySniper 3 years ago
evgeny chigishev?
Myself0101 3 years ago
yeah him but he didn't do it, matthais steiner came out of nowhere and i placed my money on him.
LazySniper 3 years ago
I really don't think that Chigishev would break the 600 lbs. barrier. Chigishev is great at the snatch, very technical, but he is far away from the 600 lbs. in the C&J. I think that we need another great man like Anderson, Aleksejev or Taranenko to start a new era.
lorenzocastiglioni 3 years ago
yeh im not so sure about chigishev either, but i guess we will see, there hasnt been anyone but reza zadeh that i thought would do it
Myself0101 3 years ago
andersons best c+j was 200, he was never that great a lifter, could squat a hell of alot, but not a great weightlifter
Myself0101 2 years ago
Anderson was a miracle of nature. He was squatting over 1,000 lbs in the 50's. But since he was considered a professional, it didn't count. He could do one arm presses with a 300 lb dumbell for 10 reps with either arm. He could curl a 300 dumbell also. His harness lift I believe was close 1300 lbs. He was NOT that great a weightlifter because of his physical stature, 5'7" at 350 lbs. He was built more for powerlifting.
theoxley 2 years ago
rezazadeh wont do it, hes retired
sr19 3 years ago
yeh i know, but before he did i thought he was the only one capable
Myself0101 3 years ago
i hav 2 say thats a lottttt of weight
STthebeast25 3 years ago
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Gorboduc 4 years ago
I think this is awesome that a guy who looks more like a truck driver with big stomack and not well defined and muscles, lifting these enormous weights... He is stronger than he looks.I saw him personally and even studied in the middle school where he studied. It was in Russian North, Archangelsk region, town of Rochegda. People there are woodchoppers and Alekseev used to be one of them. Russian coaches travel to these regions from Moscow to look for future weight-lifting champs.
MarcArtem 4 years ago 2
becoming an olympic champion is the goal of 99% of elite athletes, you become a champion are you fall to the ground, there is nothing above an olympic champion.
SoftwareSoul 4 years ago
yes there is, world champion.
Pyrros Dimas has been 3 times olympic champion, but never beat world records of Yurik Vardanyan, who lifted in his class.
Yurik's records still hold as all-time WR, and he set them in 1980 too.
PashaGolikov 4 years ago
Taaaal legs!
Apjooz 4 years ago
oh yeah, and i heard that he only wanted to break the record little by little because ever time he did, the soviet union would give him a lot of nice stuff.
jafain 4 years ago
HE'S RIDICULOUS! and btw, while it may be the GENERAL consensus that the olympics are more prestigious, anybody that actually competes in any kind of world championship doesn't train for the olympics. they train for world championships. the olympic medals are just for show in a lot of sports.
jafain 4 years ago
This was the beginning of Alexeev's of breaking 80 world records; the highest any ATHLETE of any SPORT have done by far. Along with Alexeev, Naim Suleymanoglu and Yuri Vardanyan are the greatest of all time. Dimas is WAY behind.
mehmetazk 4 years ago
its yurik vardanyan and some times i wounder how did he breake 82 world records its just amazing
usynli 4 years ago
Bravo Vasiliy Alexeev....I Love It!!!
jimmyratz 4 years ago
He is such a fat and chubby guy but by this figure, it is where he gets his strength. He is also muscular. I'm Just wandering, what does the chalk do with his armpits, wont it irritate them? I mean itchy or may darken?
bearmac6 4 years ago
fucking insane
i like how he chalked his armpits
iworkuen 4 years ago
He chalked around his chest so the weight will sit there after the clean movement.
danny156wc 4 years ago
He cleaned the weight up fairly fast. This is one of the many world records he posted near the beginning of his career. He is a living legend of the sport.
danny156wc 4 years ago
The technique hasn't changed much has it? His overall movement is not as explosive, but the actual technique seems pretty similar to what we see today... any expert to comment on this?
dbneon 4 years ago
i am no expert, but the only thing that i see different from to day is the over all athleticism of the lifters is much greater.
jcfdu 4 years ago
Alexeev was a master of sport (qualified for international competition) in volleyball also. Don't let his size fool you he was an all round athlete.
dasyatis65 4 years ago
ok, weightluifters are rated at the amount of records they set.
you can start setting world records right after olympics, then do ONE olympic, then dominate till the next, for how long you dominated? for 8 years, or you can get two olympics dominating for same two years.
PashaGolikov 5 years ago
I beg to differ. It is OLYMPIC weightlifting, and like every olympic sport, the athletes are rated on Olympic performance. Ask any Olympian that never won Olympic gold if they would trade 10 world titles for one Olympic championship, I guarantee a great majority would. Otherwise why have the olympics? Dimas didn't set a lot of world records, but he always hit the critical lifts when it mattered most - that's what Olympic Weightlifting is all about.
jmalcomb7 5 years ago
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That's not to say a world championship isn't an incredible accomplishment, of course it is, but Olympic performance is paramount. World records are incredible also, but not a great comparison tool as the numbers of lifts, weight class changes, etc. have changed quite a bit over the past 30 years.
jmalcomb7 5 years ago
thta is true, but for peeps like Alekseev it doesn't matter, wiht his 160 kg he was always in SHW, as it always been SHW, and he is by far the greatest, I dunno how one can argue.
Olympic is good, but world records matter in whatever sport they can be set.
PashaGolikov 5 years ago
NOPE, among athletes it is considered the most prestigious to win WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
PashaGolikov 5 years ago
are you fucking kidding? the general consensus is that an olympic medal is more prestigious than a world championship. i feel the need to state the obvious: the summer olympic games are held once every 4 years.
wilwn 4 years ago
the olympic medal is no more prestigous then a world championship.your competing againest the same guys in the world championships every year that you do in the olympics,what makes it better because it has a different name or because you happen to watch the olympics???is it better to set the world record in a lift that stands the test of time or win a gold medal????
themetalgod21 4 years ago 3
Now, when will 600 fall? Chemerkin is the only one to even try (272.5kg attempt, 2000 games) - and though he pulled it high, it really wasn't even close.
It looks like Rezazadeh could clean that much, but the jerk is in question. With the current WR at 263.5kg (266kg the overall all-time best) - it could be several more years before 600lb. (273kg with the new 1kg rule) falls.
jmalcomb7 5 years ago
nope, three greatest are Alexeev, Novak and Rigert, al;l three russians, Alexeev has 80 WR, Novak - 71, Rigert - 68.
three greatest weightlifters ever.
PashaGolikov 5 years ago
Alxeev set 80 world records, the greatest weightlifter in history, most dominant
actually, three greatest weightlifters in history are all russians
PashaGolikov 5 years ago
him, dimas, and weller
ageofempires 5 years ago
Last time I checked, Niam isn't Russian, neither is Dimas - both won 3 Olympic gold medals (Dimas added a miracle Bronze in Athens). Niam had the 190kg @ 60kg bodyweight, the greatest lift of all time. No disrespect to Alexeev, by the 190 is only 37.5kg away from this lift, and Niam was the size of Alexeev's right leg :)
jmalcomb7 5 years ago
...If you don't think at least one of these two men belong in the greatest 3 all-time, then you have some strange standards for that analysis. And world records aren't a good analysis tool here, since pre-1972 the press was involved, making for far more opportunities for WR's. Plus Alexeev was paid for WR's, so he would bump up the weight by the minimum amount possible to get as many WR's as possible.
IMO, the top three would go (in order) Dimas, Niam, Alexeev. Zacherevich a very close 4th.
jmalcomb7 5 years ago
i dont really agree with Dimas, even thought he won a ton of metals, there were a few guys that lifted 15kg morre in total in the old 82.5 class, given steroids were used more easly then and i would also put zacherevich above alexeev because he lited more as a significant body weight difference
chiefwr88 4 years ago
thinking about that...was alexeev ever given steroids? or does anyone know that for sure?
pr0mark123 4 years ago
maybe then we should look at Pisarenko, who probably lifted more than zacharvich
PashaGolikov 4 years ago
wow
mattyoc3 5 years ago
I can't imagine what he must of felt after breaking this record. Something like flying probably lol!
Great lifter!
alexdol 5 years ago
Great to see this clip.I was there when he did it.
Ease54 5 years ago
Was that so much of a big deal in the Soviet Union, considering that they use kilos?
ttofish 5 years ago
lol, it was WR, a first man in the world to lift 500 lbs, lol.
PashaGolikov 5 years ago
Well, it was especially significant in the United States because it was 500 lbs., a nice round number, but in the Soviet Union, it was 227.5 kilos, which doesn't sound too special. I was just wondering if many people in the Soviet Union thought of this particular record the way Americans did, as a milestone.
ttofish 5 years ago
oh, in that sense I guess you're right, they didn't.
PashaGolikov 5 years ago
ABC'S 'Wide World Of Sports' really promoted the moment and constantly referred back to it throughout its broadcast history. It was significant because it raised some attention in North America about the sport.
dasyatis65 4 years ago
quite strong lol
eskieboy 5 years ago
He is the man, no doubt about it.
ttofish 5 years ago