Weightlifting
Strongest and Most Powerful Athletes in Sports History
The super heavy weightlifters of the summer Olympic final in Munich on Sept. 6, 1972, during the winners ceremony in the Munich fair hall. From left; second place German Rudolf Mang, gold medal winner Vasily Alekseyev of Soviet Union, and third placed East German Gerd Bonk. (AP Photo)
AP Photo
They did a lot more than pull their own weight.