Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - Igor Alekseyev (Igory Alekseyev, whanau ) he tangata Rūhia i mua i te taumaha taumaha, i whakataetae i te reanga taumaha waenga me te tohu i a Russia i nga whakataetae o te ao. I muri mai ka heke ia ki Ahitereiria ka whakataetae mo ratou i muri i te 1994.. I riro i a ia te mētara koura i te 1995 World Weightlifting Championships
i te kāwai 91 kg. I uru ia ki nga Taakaro Orimipia o te Raumati i te tau 1996 i roto i te kaupapa 91 kg.