Passed away on Friday in Badenhausen, Germany.
Winner of the Olympic Gold in the 1972 Munich and 1976 Montreal Games - Alekseyev was unbeaten from 1970 to 1978. He holds eight consecutive world championships.
Alekseyev was the first man to lift 500 pounds and more than 600 kilos (1,323 pounds) in three lifts.
As a young man coming of age in the 1970s it's a sad day to see this weight lifting titan pass into history.
RIP Big Guy...
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