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Vasiliy Alekseev
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Alekseev set 79 world records, 81 USSR records.
Alekseev set his last official record on 11/01/1977 - Jerk 256 kg in Moscow.
Vladimir Vysotskiy
dedicated the song 'Weightlifter' to Vasiliy Alekseev.
At the XXV Olympic Games (1992), the CIS team led by Alekseev won the team competition, winning 5 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals.
On January 14, 2017, the opening of the monument took place in the homeland of Vasiliy Alekseev, in the village of Miloslavskoe.
Avenue in the city of Shakhty is named after V. Alekseev.
Depicted on a 1972 postage stamp of the Republic of Haiti.
Vasiliy Alekseev is the holder of the current world record for the sum of three exercises - 645 kg.
The aircraft Airbus A321-211 (tail number VP-BDC) of the Aeroflot company is named after V. Alekseev.
Depicted on a 1972 Ajman-Manama (UAE) postage stamp.
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