[1] Sultan Rakhmanov won the super heavyweight gold medal in 1980 in Moscow when his legendary teammate Vasily Alekseyev was eliminated after he failed three times to snatch 180 kg.

[1] Rakhmanov made 6 perfect lifts to score a decisive victory at the 1980 Olympics.

[1] His most memorable victory was, of course, the super heavyweight class gold medal at the 1980 Olympics.

For that victory, Rakhmanov was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour in Kremlin.

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