Russia's Aleksey Lovchev was not playing at the International Weightlifting Federation’s World Weightlifting Championships in Houston over the weekend.
The 26-year-old had a meet to remember when he set a new world record – an incredible 264 kg (582.02 pounds) clean and jerk, followed by a 211 kg (465.175 pounds) snatch! The total of 475kg (1047.2 pounds) set a new total weight world record.
“I was thinking, ‘This is impossible,’ as I had never tried that weight before,” he said of his record-setting clean and jerk, according to the IWF website. “I’m overwhelmed," said Lovchev, "this shows that Russia is the strongest nation."
Here is another look at this amazing feat of strength:
LOVCHEV!!!Aleksei Lovchev, RUS, goes 211kg/264kg/475kg to win gold and break the clean and jerk and total world records!!
