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Sultan Rakhmanov Moscow 1980 Olympics

October 8, 2012 By 10 Comments

80s Big? You bet!

Check out Sultan Rakhmanov, +110kg Gold medalist at the Moscow 1980 Olympics.

He did 195 + 245 = 440 there.

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  • Aslanbeck

    Aslanbeck yenaldiev was better…

    • http://www.facebook.com/stephen.powell.315 Stephen Powell

      He was. He could powersnatch 190 and clean and jerk over 255. he was a sad victim of politics.

    • GregorATG

      Want to see a video.

      • http://www.facebook.com/stephen.powell.315 Stephen Powell

        There isnt much out there. the 1974 stongest man tournement in which Soviet coaches did not let him beat Alexeev and again the 1977 Worlds footage were again Soviets did not let him beat Alexeev. There is footage of a 250 clean and jerk which he made very easily and ther is some traiing footage of him training with Rudolf Plukfeldet when he coached Rigert and Alexeev. I will post it when I find it.

      • http://www.facebook.com/stephen.powell.315 Stephen Powell

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncF5YPWxIso&list=FLt_gKZMcd15VRsddo3KGOIw&index=56&feature=plpp_video
        He appears near the end of the video, with shorter har and side burns than alexeev and competing in the control competition all the lifters are competing in. This was early during his career around 1973. By 1975 Alexeev admitted in the Book by Dmitry Ivanov that Aslanbek was better than he was. Aslan was not Russian but Ossetian which played against him since the Soviet Union preferred athletes be Russina rather than from UIkraine, Belaruss or elsewhere. When Bulgaria become a power the USSR took the better talent in the 80′s despite where they were from to compete.

        • GregorATG

          Thanks for digging it up Stephen.

          Too bad politics have played and still play a huge roll in sports. Always leave the “What if …?” questions standing in the room.

  • Aslanbeck

    http://www.chidlovski.net/liftup/a_aslanbek_yenaldiev.asp

    He was a sad victim of politics. He squatted 455kg in training.

    • GregorATG

      Just finished reading it. What a story. Very sad and angering.

      • http://www.facebook.com/stephen.powell.315 Stephen Powell

        Have you heard of Vladimir Marchuk? Another sad story. first man to clean and jerked 257.5 and 260. He front Squated over 340 kilos. I have 8mm footsge of the 83 Soviet Spartikade. Didyk, Mosbit, Pisarenko, Marchuk, Kurlovtich all total 450 or more. Staggering lifts.

        • GregorATG

          Never heard of him to be honest.

          I know digitizing super 8 is not cheap, but it would be nice to have it on youtube.