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...strongest man in the world? For more than a decade there has been no doubt: Soviet Weight Lifter Vasily Alexeyev, who has won two Olympic titles, set 80 world records and become familiar to millions of Americans each week in the opening seconds of ABC's Wide World of Sports. But Alexeyev, now a relatively ancient 38, is a lion in winter, plagued by injuries, disagreements with Soviet coaches and challenges from younger men. In one of the week's more dramatic moments, Alexeyev tried for his third Olympic title, and what would have been a startling comeback...
When the huge, almost grotesquely muscular men file into the room behind the stage of Olympiisky Stadium, they cannot help but steal a glance at the closed curtains of cubicle No. 17. There, in the corner of the vast hall, Alexeyev rests, stretched out on a bed, all 6 ft. 3 in. and 328 Ibs. of him. Sultan Rakhmanov, 30, Alexeyev's former protege and now his chief Soviet rival, works the room, shaking hands and greeting competitors, flashing a smile of angelic sweetness incongruous on his large frame (6 ft. 1 in., 365 Ibs.). He is wearing...
...should be noted that both Clark and Kross fit the traditional jock stereotype about as well as a pair of size-32 shorts fits Vasily Alexeyev...
...placekicker. After watching from the bench for much of his sophomore year, Bosnic came on last year to pop for three of five field goal attempts last season and 12-14 PATs. He'll have to kick with the finesse of the Rockettes and the brute strength of Vasily Alexeyev if he's to keep Harvard in some ballgames towards the early part of the schedule...
...innocence. Olga Korbut turning into an instant Edith Piaf. Gymnast Shun Fujimoto's kamikaze dismount with a broken knee. The victory lap after the 400-meter hurdles when Gold Medal Winner Ed Moses and Silver Medalist Mike Shine loped round the track in joyous exhaustion. Weightlifter Vasili Alexeyev looking like the Buddha meditating over 561 I=lbs. of iron...