Pavel Pervushin: Two World Records in Tashkent (1973)
March 19, 1973, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – One of the most talented heavyweights of the early 1970s, Pavel Pervushin of Leningrad, Russia wins the 110kg weight class at the 1973 Friendship Cup in Tashkent.
The new heavyweight prospect won the tournament with an impressive 392.5kg total and set two world records when he snatched 176kg and cj’d 223kg in Tashkent.