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Title: Vasily Alexeyev - legendary weightlifter - RIP
Post by: mac33 on November 26, 2011, 01:11:26 AM

... has died at the age of 69:

http://en.rian.ru/sports/20111126/169045739.html (http://en.rian.ru/sports/20111126/169045739.html)

RIP

Legendary Soviet weightlifter Alexeyev dies aged 69

Soviet weightlifting champion Vasily Alexeyev, who set 80 world records in his day, died in a German clinic on Friday at the age of 69.

Alexeyev, who won two Olympic and eight world super heavyweight titles in the 1970s, had long been suffering heart problems. He was sent to the clinic in Germany earlier this month after his health deteriorated.

Born in a small town of Shakhty in southern Russia in 1942, Alexeyev set his first world record in January 1970. He became world champion later that year and held the title for the next seven years.

Alexeyev won gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and the 1976 Games in Montreal. He was also the first man to total over 600 kg (1,200 pounds) in the triple event.

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said Alexeyev was not only a prominent athlete, but also a “great public activist and caring man.” He said a monument could be installed or a special weightlifting tournament organized to honor Alexeyev’s memory

Title: Re: Vasily Alexeyev
Post by: MB_722 on November 26, 2011, 01:25:51 AM

who even knew he was still alive?

RIP.

Title: Re: Vasily Alexeyev
Post by: MONSTER_TRICEPS on November 26, 2011, 02:02:32 AM

Steroids could be linked to his death.

Title: Re: Vasily Alexeyev
Post by: WillGrant on November 26, 2011, 02:10:49 AM

Sounds like a sneeze  :-\

Title: Re: Vasily Alexeyev
Post by: #1 Klaus fan on November 26, 2011, 02:26:16 AM

Bummer.

Title: Re: Vasily Alexeyev
Post by: mass243 on November 26, 2011, 02:37:09 AM

Sad day.

One of the Greatest, the Champion !!

(http://www.russia-on.ru/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/vasily_alexeyev.jpg)


Long live the World's strongest man! Long live the World's strongest empire!
Both will eternally live as memories in the hearts of good people of the Earth!

(http://www.wnbacards.com/TeamUSAandOlympic/1992%20UK%20Challenge/1992vg14.gif)

Title: Re: Vasily Alexeyev
Post by: Radical Plato on November 26, 2011, 02:47:24 AM

RIP Big Fella

Title: Re: Vasily Alexeyev
Post by: Tito24 on November 26, 2011, 03:06:40 AM

i thought it was the midget alexia

Title: Re: Vasily Alexeyev
Post by: mass243 on November 26, 2011, 03:09:16 AM

Quote from: Tito24 on November 26, 2011, 03:06:40 AM

i thought it was the midget alexia

No.

This is about The Man who made 80 world records.

This is about The Man who won gold in two Olympics.

This is about The Man who won 8 world champion titles.


He ruled  8)

Title: Re: Vasily Alexeyev
Post by: mass243 on November 26, 2011, 03:19:38 AM

In fact he was so dominant that even American propaganda machine at the height of the Cold war had no option but put Vasily in cover of SI:


(http://cf.mp-cdn.net/bd/dc/c42d8edd30a902880c10f29b9a9d.jpg)



Great support for Big Vasily:
(http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000PoHRew88x7Q/s/750/750/1972-basketball-USvsUSSR-042.jpg)

Title: Re: Vasily Alexeyev
Post by: Tito24 on November 26, 2011, 03:57:56 AM

not real vascular.

Title: Re: Vasily Alexeyev
Post by: claymore on November 26, 2011, 08:17:49 AM

A true alpha male...a legend !! R.I.P Vasily  :'(

Title: Re: Vasily Alexeyev
Post by: BB on November 26, 2011, 08:29:01 AM

 :(-

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Visions of 8, the weightlifting portion of the 1972 games, of the best SHW battles to be seen.