Aslanbek Inalowitsch Jenaldiev

Aslanbek Inalovič Enaldiev ( Russian: Асланбек Иналович Еналдиев , scientific transliteration Aslanbek Inalovič Enaldiev ; * December 18, 1947 in Kosta, North Ossetian ASSR , Soviet Union ; † May 30, 2015 in Vladikavkas ) was a Soviet weightlifter or . He was runner- up in the super heavyweight division in 1977 .

Career

Aslanbek Jenadijew grew up in Kosta. As a teenager, he had Yuri Vlasov as a role model and therefore began lifting weights in his hometown. Kazbek Japarov became his first coach. Later he worked as a lathe operator in an agricultural kolkhoz and had no more time for training. It was only when he began studying at an agricultural college in Ordzhonikidze (now Vladikavkas ) that he started lifting weights again at Spartak Ordzhonikidze , with Robert Ikayev as his trainer.

He competed in his first competition in 1967 with a body weight of 73 kg and achieved 282.5 kg in the Olympic three-way fight. Over time it got heavier. He achieved his first notable success in 1971 at the Soviet Junior Championship (U 23), where he took 3rd place with 477.5 kg (160-135-182.5) in the 2nd heavyweight (up to 110 kg body weight). During his military service in 1972 with 525 kg in the Olympic three-way battle, he was the Soviet Union Army Champion , making him the first Ossetian lifter to exceed the 500 kg limit in the Olympic three-way battle.

1974 finished Aslanbek Jenaldijew at the championship of the USSR in super heavyweight (over 110 kg body weight) with 390 kg (172.5-217.5) the 2nd place behind Vasily Alexejew , who achieved 420 kg in a duel. In 1974, together with Vasily Alexejew, he took part in a tournament held by the then Secretary General of the International Weightlifting Federation (IMF) Oscar State in London. 177.5–230) took second place behind Alexejew, who weighed 410 kg (177.5–232.5).

In 1975 Aslanbek Yenaldiev won the People's Spatakiade of the USSR, at the same time the Soviet championship, in Vilna with 402.5 kg (175–227.5) behind Alexejew, 422.5 kg u. Valentin Kuzmin, 402.5 kg took 3rd place. Towards the end of 1975 he increased his best performance in a duel to 415 kg (180-235) at a tournament in Chelyabinsk .

1976 Aslanbek Yenaldiev could not take part in the Soviet championship because of an injury. Restored he won a cup tournament in Sverdlovsk with 435 kg (187.5-247.5) and thus scored exactly as much as Vasily Alexejew as the winner of the Soviet championship in 1976. When the Soviet coach intended Jenaldiev together with Alexejew at the Olympic Games in To let Montreal start in the super heavyweight, Alexejew intervened after a presentation by Yenaldiev in an interview personally with the Soviet sports minister and presented him with the alternative, either me or Jenaldiejew, but not both. The minister then decided on Alexejew, who was already multiple world and Olympic champion in 1972.

1977 Aslanbek Jenaldijew was in the absence of Vasily Alexejew for the first time Soviet super heavyweight champion with an output of 415 kg (193-230). Subsequently he achieved 435 kg (185-250) at a tournament in Vilnius and 432.5 kg (190-242.5) at the Pannonia tournament in Budapest . He was the winner both times. He was then used together with Vasily Alexejew at the World and European Championships in 1977 in Stuttgart in the super heavyweight division. In Stuttgart he finished second with 422.5 kg (182.5-240) behind Alexejew, who achieved 430 kg (185-245). Lt. Representation of Yenaldiev, he was forced by head coach Khuduschow to tear and ultimately to deliberately stay below the performance of Alexejew in a duel, because Alexejew should stand there as the beaming winner in Stuttgart. Alexeyev was extremely popular with the head of state and party, Brezhnev, because he saw him as the embodiment of Soviet strength. This impression should not be destroyed.

In 1978 Aslanbek Jenaldijew achieved at the tournament of friendship in Moscow in the super heavyweight with 425 kg (180-245) again an excellent performance. At the World Championships in Gettysburg , however, it was not he who was used, but the new Soviet champion Sultan Rachmanow and the aging star Vasily Alexejew, who was completely out of shape. Rachmanow disappointed at this world championship and with 417.5 kg was only 2nd winner behind Jürgen Heuser from the GDR , who also scored 417.5 kg, but was considerably lighter than Rachmanow. Vasili Alexejew made three failed attempts in pushing and thus fell completely out of the ranking.

In 1979 Aslanbek Jenaldijew was initially no longer in as good shape as in the previous three years. However, at the Völkerspartakiade (z. Z. Soviet championship) in Leningrad with 410 kg (177.5–232.5) he still came second ahead of Eugen Popow , Bulgaria , 407.5 kg a. Vladimir Martschuk, 397.5 kg. At the Baltic Cup in Tallinn in 1979 , he achieved a very good 425 kg (182.5–242.5) as the winner, winning 412.5 kg a.o. before his compatriot Viktor Okorokow. Senno Salzwedel , GDR, 362.5 kg. At the 1979 World Cup, however, he was not used again.

In 1980 Aslanbek Jenaldijew won the USSR Cup with 435 kg (185-250) the competition in the super heavyweight division. At the Olympic Games in Moscow , however, Sultan Rachmanow and Vasily Alexeev were again preferred to him. Rachmanov was Olympic champion with 440 kg , while Alexejew had three failed attempts again after a weak 180 kg in the snap in the push and fell out of the rating. The silver medal in Moscow was won by Jürgen Heuser from the GDR with 410 kg, an achievement that Aslanbek Jenaldijew would definitely have achieved.

1981 finally became Aslanbek Yenaldiev's last year of competition. He achieved it at the Soviet championship with 435 kg (185-250) once again an excellent result, with which he finished second behind Sultan Rachmanow, who achieved 440 kg. But he never got another start at a World or European Championship.

In the interview mentioned above, Aslanbek Yenaldiev also commented on why he only came to a single use at an international championship. He attributes this to the fact that he always turned down offers to go to Kiev or Moscow as a coach and stayed in his Ossetian homeland. He also referred to the difficult character of Vasily Alexejew, who for a long time did not want to tolerate any other Soviet jacks at the international championships because he wanted to be the sole star.

Aslanbek Jenaldijew last lived in Vladikavkaz and was president of the Russian arm wrestler association.

International competitions

(WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship, S = heavyweight, SS = super heavyweight, back then up to 110 kg or over 110 kg body weight)

• 1974, 2nd place , "World's strongest lifter" tournament in London , SS, with 407.5 kg (177.5–230), behind Vasily Alexejew , USSR , 410 kg (177.5–232.5)
• 1975, 1st place , Cup of Friendship in Zaporozhye , SS, with 410 kg (177.5–232.5), ahead of Gerd Bonk , GDR , 400 kg (170–230) and Valentin Kuzmin, USSR, 395 kg (170–225)
• 1975, 2nd place , tournament "Strongest lifter in the world" in London, with 400 kg (170–230), behind Christo Plaschkow , Bulgaria , 412.5 kg a. before Jan Nagy, Hungary , 400 kg
• 1975, 1st place , tournament in Chelyabinsk , SS, with 415 kg (180–235), ahead of Powaga, 395 kg a. Kuzmin, 395 kg, bde. USSR
• 1977, 1st place , Cup of Friendship in Wilna , SS, with 435 kg (185–250), in front of Jürgen Heuser , GDR , 385 kg (170–215)
• 1977, 1st place , Pannonia tournament in Budapest , SS, with 432.5 kg (190–242.5), ahead of Christo Plaschkow, 392.5 kg (182.5–210) and Walker, USA , 350 kg
• 1977, 2nd place , WM + EM in Stuttgart , SS, with 422.5 kg (182.5–240), behind Wassili Alexejew, USSR, 430 kg (185–245) and before Jürgen Heuser, 420 kg (185–237.5)
• 1978, 1st place , Tournament of Friendship in Moscow , SS, with 425 kg (180–245), ahead of Nilsson, Sweden , 375 kg a. Tom Stock , USA, 372.5 kg
• 1979, 1st place , Baltic Cup in Tallinn , SS, with 425 kg (182.5–242.5) in front of Wiktor Okorokow, USSR, 412.5 kg a. Senno Salzwedel , GDR, 362.5 kg
• 1980, 1st place , USSR Cup, SS, with 435 kg (185–250), ahead of Anatoli Pisarenko , 405 kg a. A. Spivak, 397.5 kg, bde, USSR
• 1981, 1st place , cup competition in Alma-Ata , SS, with 405 kg (175–230), ahead of Gusow, 395 kg a. Blagordarny, 382.5 kg, bde. USSR

WM + EM individual medals

• World Cup silver medal: 1977 / pushing
• World Cup bronze medal: 1977 / tear
• EM silver medal: 1977 / pushing
• European Championship bronze medal: 1977 / tear

USSR championships

• 1974, 2nd place, SS, with 390 kg, behind Wassili Alexejew , 420 kg a. before Alexander Borodin, 385 kg
• 1975, 3rd place, SS, with 402.5 kg, behind Wassili Alexejew, 422.5 kg a. Valentin Kuzmin, 402.5 kg
• 1977, 1st place, SS, with 415 kg, before Wiktor Okorokow, 397.5 kg a. Oleg Tschapaikin, 395 kg
• 1979, 2nd place, SS, with 410 kg, behind Sultan Rachmanow , 420 kg a. in front of Vladimir Martschuk, 397.5 kg
• 1981, 2nd place, SS, with 435 kg, behind Sultan Rachmanow, 440 kg a. in front of Leon Kaplun, 410 kg

swell

• Professional journal Athletik , numbers: 6/1975, 7/1975, 8/1975, 2/1977, 6/1977, 10/1977, 5/1978, 9/1979, 11/1979, 3/1980, 3/1981, 4 / 1981, 9/1981
• Website "www.chidlovski.net"
• Website "www.sport-komplett.de"

Web links

• Aslanbak Jenaldijew in Top Lifters of the 20th Century
• Article with interview (Russian)