Sultan Rakhmanov Moscow 1980 Olympics

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1. Aslanbeck says

   October 9, 2012 at 03:00

   Aslanbeck yenaldiev was better…

   • Stephen Powell says

     October 9, 2012 at 09:42

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

   • GregorATG says

     October 9, 2012 at 13:52

     Want to see a video.

     • Stephen Powell says

       October 9, 2012 at 23:42

       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.

     • Stephen Powell says

       October 10, 2012 at 00:03

       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 says

         October 10, 2012 at 00:10

         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.

2. Aslanbeck says

   October 9, 2012 at 18:49

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

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

   • GregorATG says

     October 10, 2012 at 13:14

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

     • Stephen Powell says

       October 11, 2012 at 05:01

       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 says

         October 11, 2012 at 11:14

         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.