Alekseyev, Vasily b. January 7, 1942 d. November 25, 2011 Olympic Gold Medal-Winning Weightlifter. A super heavyweight, he achieved absolute dominance of his sport during the 1970s. Born and raised in the village of Pokrovo-Shishkino, he was to credit his early work as a lumberjack with developing his immense strength. Alekseyev lived in Shakhty from the mid 1960s on and began competitive weightlifting in 1968. Essentially self trained, he reached a 'fighting weight' of about 350# and in 1970 set the first of what would eventually be 80 world records...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) City Cemetery, Shakhty, Rostovskaya Oblast', Russian Federation
b. January 7, 1942 d. November 25, 2011