Vasily Alekseyev Athlete

Vasiliy Ivanovich Alekseyev (Russian: Василий Иванович Алексеев; January 7, 1942, village of Pokrovo-Shishkino, Ryazan Oblast – November 25, 2011, Germany) was a weightlifter from the Soviet Union. He set 80 world records and 81 Soviet records in weightlifting and won gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Personal facts

Birth date	January 07, 1942
Birth place	Ryazan Oblast , Miloslavsky District
Nationality	Russia
Date of death	November 25, 2011
Place of death	Germany , Munich
Height (meters)	1.83
Weight (Kilograms)	160.0