How This Guy Secretly Became The Best Weightlifter Ever. | Aleksandr Kurlovich 

The 266 red light call was not controversial. There is a rule that states that an athlete must show control, remain steady for at least a second until judges give a down signal. You can rewatch this video indefinitely and still see that his body rotation never stopped. It is an incredible attempt without a doubt, but a zero controversy

Yurik Vardanian was one of the best ...his 400 kg total in 1980 in the 82.5 cat were amazing...may he rest in peace...🙏🙏👍

Great commentary and great editing.. even managed to borrow some of my footage ;) incidentally the lift by taranenko at 1987 ussr champs was 265.5 not 262.5kg .. it was a soviet record as was his 472.5kg total

I'll stand strong that yuri was the second best ever. He made a top 5 all-time total on 4 attempts, having made 5 kilos more in the jerk earlier that year. The fact that his total isn't 5 kilos more is sheer bad luck, the fact that a sub-super didn't make a 460 total was pure luck💀 that should not be a total a heavyweight is touching, or even thinking about.

One of my favourite lifters ever. His technique was so good, it always looked like he could lift anything he wanted

your knowledge of our sport is amazing brother thank you for the great video. That '87 worlds super heavy class was amazing. Taranenko, Krastev, Kurlovich, Nerlinger fighting it out, what a gem

Great video, looking forward to seeing more like it!

Great video! Thank you

I also wish we stopped saying “greatest ever” or of “all time”. Kurlovich was the greatest of HIS time and era. If Taranenko, Pisarenko and Kurlovich were well and active today, they would learn the Georgian national anthem by heart by now. Lasha is the greatest of this era too, I’m sure someone else with come along to change that in the future

Yuri Zakharevich must be in the first five in the list.210kg snatch+250kg C&J at - 110kg weight class in the 1988 Olympics...

That 266 is a red light from me. His right elbow does not look locked out. Might be an issue with that arm. It is a shame because It is an insane lift. More people have walked on the moon than clean and jerked 266 in competition.

Awesome video thank you

Yess finally something about Kurlovich, I also think he’s a case for one of the greatest, even greater than pisarenko

Brilliant video

Excellent! 👏🏼👏🏼

woahhh, you're amazing, you did a great, Kurlovich deserved a video like this one. My three preffer lifters are Kurlovich, Aramnau and Sorahb Moradi. In today's broadcast in iwf world championship, one of the two guys that he believes he knows everything about weightlifting and he knows nothing, he said that Lalayan of armenia was the fifth lifter able to lift 215 or more, that's not correct, he is sixth, the first was Krastev, 2 The big Kurlovich, 3 salimi 4 lasha 5 gor and 6 lalayan. I have seen any Kurlovich video in youtube but yours were one of the greatest i've ever seen

I've been a competitive powerlifter State Regional and National level for 25 years, but I've always appreciated the speed power and strength of weight lifters. As powerful as someone like Eddie Hall or any other Strong Man competitor is, they could never do what a weightlifter can do

Курлович был выдающимся атлетом ! Я недавно увлёкся тяжелой атлетикой, поэтому не застал его карьеру, жаль что он рано ушёл ..., но в истории он навсегда !

Super vid 🏋🏼

Taranenko, Krastev, and Kurlovich all lifted with pure power. Almost all their lifts feature bar paths that have more in common with the art work of a 3 yr old than anything resembling a modern lift.

Ahh the legendary samboy chips cup

Легендарные.

What are the red and white adidas shoes he was wearing called?

HERE WE GO! THE CHANNEL IS HAPR

I’m actually upset they didn’t give him the down signal on that lift lol at least from that angle it absolutely looked like he had the weight overhead motionless and under control with feet in line. Maybe I’m missing something?

Si alguien que consume Salbutamol pq es asmático da positivo es descalificado ?

Did he dislocate his elbow earlier in his career, similar to Zakharevich? Even on valid clean and jerks, his right elbow doesn't look like it's able to fully extend, which was probably made worse every time he went for a world record clean and jerk, causing the controversial no lifts in 87 and 89 despite being as extended as possible for him.

Just a merch idea... but hear me out here: Samboy chips t-shirt. The classic logo and colorway. Anabolic af if you ask me

From what country are you?

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Il piu grande e lasha talakadakse

My boy got robbed. twice 😢

Sorry I gave that lift a red light... It was amazing but he wasn't in control and it was helicoptering on him.

I cannot look at Kurlovich's elbows.

back when steroid testing was non existent...

I’m sorry but I think Lasha is the best ever

No one thinks Dimas is the best lifter ever. Unless you judge it on the whole career and not only best lifts.