Petr Korol (USSR, Ukraine) Sets a New World Record in Sofia
History in Color:
June 22, 1971, Sofia, Bulgaria – 30-year old lightweight Peter Korol of Lvov, Ukraine sets a new world record in clean-and-jerk (173.5kg) at the 1971 European Championships in Sofia.
Five years later, Petr Korol became an Olympic champion with a 305kg (135+170) total in the 67.5kg weight class at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.