Olympic Weightlifter Vasily Alekseyev Dead at 69

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Once called "the world's strongest man". Watching him compete was quite an experience. In the video below, he is lifting 561 pounds.

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[Johnny V]

That was one strong man. I remember reading somewhere that he once ate a leg of lamb for breakfast.