Yury Vlasov: A Starry Night in Podolsk (1964)
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August 3, 1964, Podolsk, Russia, USSR – Legendary heavyweight Yury Vlasov snatches a new world record (170.5kg) at the Pre-Olympics trials in Podolsk.
In his career, Yury Vlasov authored 31 world records. Six of them were set on this starry night in Podolsk with 2 months left till the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo:
- Press (196kg)
- Snatch (170.5kg)
- CJ (215.5kg) and
- three in the total (570, 575, 580).