Yury Zakharevich Sets 6 World Records per Night (Dnepropetrovsk, 1982)
History in Color:
May 22, 1982, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, USSR – 19-year old Yury Zakharevich of Dimitrovgrad, Russia performs a clean-and-jerk lift using “power jerk” style technique in the 100kg class at the 1982 USSR Championships in Dnepropetrovsk.
It was a phenomenal night for a young weightlifter. He won his first USSR championship with 430kg (195+235) in total and managed to set 6 world records in the 100kg weight class during this tournament Dnepropetrovsk:
- Snatch 193.5kg;
- Snatch 195kg;
- Clean-and-jerk 234kg;
- Clean-and-jerk 235kg;
- Total 427.5kg;
- Total 430kg.