The comeback of of former Soviet/Russian lifter Yuri Zakharevich could easily be classified one of the greatest in weightlifting history. It was three years after this near career ending injury that I saw him compete at the 1986 World Weightlifting Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. In his comeback, he responded with fire by snatching 201 Kg, clean & jerking 248 Kg, and totalling 445 as a 110 Kg. He performances after this were nothing less than spectacular leading up to his gold medal performance at the '88 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.

@ozwunder69

3 жыл бұрын

He actually lifted in august 1984 doing 197.5kg and 200.5kg (4th attempt) snatch world records but lost to Leonid Taranenko who did 200kg snatch and 442.5kg total wrs at varna Bulgaria black sea competition after 1984 Olympics.. video is online for snatches

what a warrior. showed no pain in his face. came back and became a legend

and to think he came back to break multiple world records and clinch an Olympic gold medal.

goddamit. he made no single sound, calmly stood up and walked away

My favourite lifter of all time.Boy that was shocking to watch.

To think he continue broke several records after this injury was insane

I wonder what he would have lifted in the following years if he hadn't suffered this setback. Superman.

his very close snatch grip for a very tall man like him can create this problem

@arreaba

6 жыл бұрын

no, actually the problem was related to some doubtful joint-freezing methodology of his new temporarily assigned trainer. he was assigned another trainer for this hungarian contest, replacing his previous trainer Naumenkov who trained him since 10 years old and was aware of every single detail of Yuri's body

Какой рискованный вид спорта.

@ragemishima9352

Жыл бұрын

All sports are risky at the highest levels where people are pushing the limits of the human body. But weightlifting is pretty safe for most of us. It's not that easy to get injured as an amateur. I know a lot of soccer and handball players (my father is a handball coach) and almost all of them has joint/ligament problems. Even the juniors. On the other hand most weightlifters I know are fine. My coach kept training until he passed away at 78.

OUCH.

@TurtleFL

2 жыл бұрын

You have to know how to take care of yourself in that sport. Notice the first thing he did when something went wrong was let go of the weight and thrust himself backwards. That was to get out of the way of the falling barbell, which would have crushed him and caused even more serious injuries otherwise.