Sergey Poltoratsky (USSR)
History in Color:
April 25, 1970, Vilnius, Lithuania – At the 1970 USSR Championships, 23-year old middle heavyweight Sergey Poltoratsky of the Daugava Club, Riga, Latvia wins a silver medal in the 90kg class with a 507.5kg total (177.5+145+185) and the first world record in his career (1982kg press lift).
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